Key approaches to the synthesis of merocyanine dyes are summarised. The dependence of
the dye properties on their chemical structure, the solvent nature and the aggregation type is …

The review considers the influence of the length of the polymethine chain, the structures of
the hetero-radicals, the nature of substituents, electronic asymmetry, interactions of …

Data on various types of organic dyes based on fluorene and its derivatives, including
polymethine, styryl, triphenylmethane, spiran, merocyanine, porphyrin and polymeric dyes …

Donor–acceptor-substituted chromophores are the most important class of compounds for
elucidating effects of solvent polarity.[1] Among the best-known dyes in this regard are …

A series of merocyanines based on N, N-diethylthiobarbituric acid containing heterocycles of
various electron-donating properties have been synthesized. With the aim of studying the …

The current state of investigations of the relationship between electronic transitions and
molecular topology of linear conjugated systems, viz. polymethine dyes and α, ω …

Phthalocyanines (Pc) and related macrocycles in combination with organic or inorganic
macromolecules are reviewed. From the structural point of view, the macrocyclic compounds …

Phthalocyanines are versatile building blocks for fabricating materials at the nanometer
scale. These colored macrocycles exhibit fascinating physical properties which arise from …

Cyanine dyes are characterized by an odd number 2 n+ 3 of π-centers and 2 n+ 4 π-
electrons (where n is the number of vinyl groups<? index value=" vinyl groups"?>–CH= CH …

This volume contains reviews on synthesis and spectroscopic properties of phthalocyanines
and their analogues and precursors