Lopalco Maria, Koini Eftychia N, Cho Jin Ku, Bradley Mark
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH93JJ, United Kingdom.
Org Biomol Chem. 2009 Mar 7;7(5):856-9. doi: 10.1039/b820719b. Epub 2009 Jan 22.
Unsymmetrical functionalised cyanine dyes, covering the whole colour range, were readily synthesised (in 100 mg amounts) by a combination of microwave and solid-phase methodologies.