Facile and General Synthesis of Photoactivatable Xanthene Dyes
作者:Laura M. Wysocki、Jonathan B. Grimm、Ariana N. Tkachuk、Timothy A. Brown、Eric Betzig、Luke D. Lavis
DOI:10.1002/anie.201104571
日期:2011.11.18
Despite the apparent simplicity of the xanthene fluorophores, the preparation of caged derivatives with free carboxy groups remains a synthetic challenge. A straightforward and flexible strategy for preparing rhodamine and fluorescein derivatives was developed using reduced, “leuco” intermediates.