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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Diaminomaleonitrile-Functionalised Schiff Bases: Synthesis, Solvatochromism, and Lysosome-Specific Imaging

Siyang Ding A , Bicheng Yao A , Moore Zhe Chen B , Chuanxin Liu C , Tze Cin Owyong A , Angus Johnston B and Yuning Hong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8085-1651 A D
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A Department of Chemistry and Physics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic. 3086, Australia.

B ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology and Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia.

C Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic. 3086, Australia.

D Corresponding author. Email: y.hong@latrobe.edu.au

Australian Journal of Chemistry 73(10) 942-947 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH19536
Submitted: 21 October 2019  Accepted: 26 November 2019   Published: 11 April 2020

Abstract

The design of novel organic fluorescent molecules with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties has been a research focus in the past two decades. In this work, we report the photophysical studies and potential applications of a series of AIE-active luminogens based on a small building block, a diaminomaleonitrile Schiff base. By taking advantage of easily approachable synthetic procedures and excellent optical properties of this system, we further explored the applications of this system for cell imaging.


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