An attractive family of cyclometalated Ir(III) dyes functionalized with tryptophan for potential neuroimaging applications

Three novel luminescent iridium(III) dyes functionalized with a tryptophan amino acid and bearing two cyclometalated 2-phenylpyridines, 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)pyridines or 2-phenylquinolines have been prepared and well characterized. They emit at 522–561 nm with a luminescence quantum yield in the ra...

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Main Authors: De Soricellis, G., Fagnani, F., Colombo, A., Dragonetti, C., Roberto, D., Marinotto, D., Hartnell, D.H., Hackett, Mark, Massi, Max, Carboni, B., Guerchais, V.
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP220103091
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96433
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author De Soricellis, G.
Fagnani, F.
Colombo, A.
Dragonetti, C.
Roberto, D.
Marinotto, D.
Hartnell, D.H.
Hackett, Mark
Massi, Max
Carboni, B.
Guerchais, V.
author_facet De Soricellis, G.
Fagnani, F.
Colombo, A.
Dragonetti, C.
Roberto, D.
Marinotto, D.
Hartnell, D.H.
Hackett, Mark
Massi, Max
Carboni, B.
Guerchais, V.
author_sort De Soricellis, G.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Three novel luminescent iridium(III) dyes functionalized with a tryptophan amino acid and bearing two cyclometalated 2-phenylpyridines, 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)pyridines or 2-phenylquinolines have been prepared and well characterized. They emit at 522–561 nm with a luminescence quantum yield in the range 0.33–0.98. All the dyes are able to stain neuronal cells in rat cerebellum tissue, as evidenced by fluorescence microscopy, showing affinity for granule neurons. The complexes bearing cyclometalated 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)pyridines or 2-phenylquinolines also have a good affinity for brain white matter. The dye with two cyclometalated 2-phenylquinolines is characterized by the best luminescence quantum yield (0.98). Besides, giving the greatest image contrast, the dye with two cyclometalated 2-phenylquinolines shows the strongest affinity for a distinct subtype of neurons found in cerebellum tissue, the purkinje neurons (as evidenced with fluorescence microscopy).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-964332024-12-18T01:31:03Z An attractive family of cyclometalated Ir(III) dyes functionalized with tryptophan for potential neuroimaging applications De Soricellis, G. Fagnani, F. Colombo, A. Dragonetti, C. Roberto, D. Marinotto, D. Hartnell, D.H. Hackett, Mark Massi, Max Carboni, B. Guerchais, V. Science & Technology Physical Sciences Technology Chemistry, Applied Engineering, Chemical Materials Science, Textiles Chemistry Engineering Materials Science Iridium dyes Cyclometalated iridium(III) phenanthroline complexes Phosphorescence Bio-imaging Optical markers Brain tissue staining NONLINEAR-OPTICAL PROPERTIES EXCITED-STATE PROPERTIES IRIDIUM(III) COMPLEXES 2-PHOTON ABSORPTION SUBSTITUTED 1,10-PHENANTHROLINES ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES ENDOPLASMIC-RETICULUM PHOTOREDOX CATALYSIS III COMPLEXES LIGHT Three novel luminescent iridium(III) dyes functionalized with a tryptophan amino acid and bearing two cyclometalated 2-phenylpyridines, 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)pyridines or 2-phenylquinolines have been prepared and well characterized. They emit at 522–561 nm with a luminescence quantum yield in the range 0.33–0.98. All the dyes are able to stain neuronal cells in rat cerebellum tissue, as evidenced by fluorescence microscopy, showing affinity for granule neurons. The complexes bearing cyclometalated 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)pyridines or 2-phenylquinolines also have a good affinity for brain white matter. The dye with two cyclometalated 2-phenylquinolines is characterized by the best luminescence quantum yield (0.98). Besides, giving the greatest image contrast, the dye with two cyclometalated 2-phenylquinolines shows the strongest affinity for a distinct subtype of neurons found in cerebellum tissue, the purkinje neurons (as evidenced with fluorescence microscopy). 2023 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96433 10.1016/j.dyepig.2022.111012 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP220103091 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ELSEVIER SCI LTD fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Applied
Engineering, Chemical
Materials Science, Textiles
Chemistry
Engineering
Materials Science
Iridium dyes
Cyclometalated iridium(III) phenanthroline
complexes
Phosphorescence
Bio-imaging
Optical markers
Brain tissue staining
NONLINEAR-OPTICAL PROPERTIES
EXCITED-STATE PROPERTIES
IRIDIUM(III) COMPLEXES
2-PHOTON ABSORPTION
SUBSTITUTED 1,10-PHENANTHROLINES
ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES
ENDOPLASMIC-RETICULUM
PHOTOREDOX CATALYSIS
III COMPLEXES
LIGHT
De Soricellis, G.
Fagnani, F.
Colombo, A.
Dragonetti, C.
Roberto, D.
Marinotto, D.
Hartnell, D.H.
Hackett, Mark
Massi, Max
Carboni, B.
Guerchais, V.
An attractive family of cyclometalated Ir(III) dyes functionalized with tryptophan for potential neuroimaging applications
title An attractive family of cyclometalated Ir(III) dyes functionalized with tryptophan for potential neuroimaging applications
title_full An attractive family of cyclometalated Ir(III) dyes functionalized with tryptophan for potential neuroimaging applications
title_fullStr An attractive family of cyclometalated Ir(III) dyes functionalized with tryptophan for potential neuroimaging applications
title_full_unstemmed An attractive family of cyclometalated Ir(III) dyes functionalized with tryptophan for potential neuroimaging applications
title_short An attractive family of cyclometalated Ir(III) dyes functionalized with tryptophan for potential neuroimaging applications
title_sort attractive family of cyclometalated ir(iii) dyes functionalized with tryptophan for potential neuroimaging applications
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Applied
Engineering, Chemical
Materials Science, Textiles
Chemistry
Engineering
Materials Science
Iridium dyes
Cyclometalated iridium(III) phenanthroline
complexes
Phosphorescence
Bio-imaging
Optical markers
Brain tissue staining
NONLINEAR-OPTICAL PROPERTIES
EXCITED-STATE PROPERTIES
IRIDIUM(III) COMPLEXES
2-PHOTON ABSORPTION
SUBSTITUTED 1,10-PHENANTHROLINES
ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES
ENDOPLASMIC-RETICULUM
PHOTOREDOX CATALYSIS
III COMPLEXES
LIGHT
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP220103091
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96433