Fluorescence lifetime properties of near-infrared cyanine dyes in relation to their structures

Hyeran Lee, Mikhail Y. Berezin, Maged Henary, Lucjan Strekowski, Samuel Achilefu

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Abstract

Structurally diverse near-infrared (NIR) absorbing polymethine dyes were prepared and their fluorescence lifetimes (FLT) were evaluated in relation to their structural features. Comparative FLT analysis based on the modification of methine chain length and heterocyclic system showed that indolium or benzo[e]indolium heptamethine dyes exhibited longer FLT than the benzo[c,d]indolium trimethine dye. Modification of heterocyclic system alone with an intact chain length showed that indolium-based heptamethine dyes showed approximately 30% longer FLT than the benzo[e]indolium-based dyes. In general, the FLT of polymethine dyes increased from polar to non-polar solvents. In addition, correlation study between the theoretical and the experimental FLT for indocyanine green (ICG) suggests that the lack of structural rigidity for these cyanine dyes is primarily responsible for the loss of the excited state energy via non-radiative pathway.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)438-444
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
Volume200
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 15 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cyanine dyes
  • Fluorescence lifetime

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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