Azulene—A bright core for sensing and imaging

LC Murfin, SE Lewis - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Azulene is a hydrocarbon isomer of naphthalene known for its unusual colour and
fluorescence properties. Through the harnessing of these properties, the literature has been …

Azulene-derived fluorescent probe for bioimaging: detection of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species by two-photon microscopy

LC Murfin, M Weber, SJ Park, WT Kim… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Two-photon fluorescence microscopy has become an indispensable technique for cellular
imaging. Whereas most two-photon fluorescent probes rely on well-known fluorophores …

Azulene, Reactivity, and Scientific Interest Inversely Proportional to Ring Size; Part 1: The Five-Membered Ring

AC Razus - Symmetry, 2023 - mdpi.com
The lack of azulene symmetry with respect to the axis perpendicular to a molecule creates
an asymmetry of the electronic system, increasing the charge density of the five-atom ring …

Azulene-based fluorescent chemosensor for adenosine diphosphate

CM López-Alled, SJ Park, DJ Lee, LC Murfin… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
AzuFluor® 435-DPA-Zn, an azulene fluorophore bearing two zinc (II)-dipicolylamine
receptor motifs, exhibits fluorescence enhancement in the presence of adenosine …

1-vinylazulenes with oxazolonic ring-potential ligands for metal ion detectors; synthesis and products properties

M Cristea, L Bîrzan, F Dumitrascu, C Enache… - Symmetry, 2021 - mdpi.com
As a continuation of research on 1-vinylazulenes synthesis, on their physico–chemical
properties as well as on their use as colorimetric and electrochemical materials for the …

C4-aldehyde of guaiazulene: synthesis and derivatisation

GE Williams, G Kociok-Köhn, TD James… - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Guaiazulene is an alkyl-substituted azulene available from natural sources and is a much
lower cost starting material for the synthesis of azulene derivatives than azulene itself. Here …

Vinylazulenes chromophores: Synthesis and characterization

L Birzan, M Cristea, CC Draghici, V Tecuceanu… - Dyes and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Several vinylazulenes containing heterocyclic units were prepared using Knoevenagel
condensation. The condensation took place between electron rich 1-azulenecarbaldehyde …

4-(Azulen-1-yl) six-membered heteroaromatics substituted in 2-and 6-positions with 2-(2-furyl) vinyl, 2-(2-thienyl) vinyl or 2-(3-thienyl) vinyl moieties

L Birzan, M Cristea, CC Draghici, V Tecuceanu… - Tetrahedron, 2017 - Elsevier
The synthesis of pyrylium and pyridinium salts and pyridines with azulene-1-yl moieties in
position 4 and two 2-heteroarylvinyl groups in positions 2 and 6 was accomplished. The …

Solvent Effects and Metal Ion Recognition in Several Azulenyl-Vinyl-Oxazolones

M Homocianu, A Airinei, OT Matica, M Cristea… - Symmetry, 2023 - mdpi.com
The spectral properties of several azulene-oxazolone derivatives containing a
phenyloxazolone moiety linked to a substituted azulene ring via a C= C double bond were …

Electrochemical Comparison on New (Z)-5-(Azulen-1-Ylmethylene)-2-Thioxo-Thiazolidin-4-Ones

EM Ungureanu, M Popescu, GL Tatu, L Birzan… - Symmetry, 2021 - mdpi.com
Three (Z)-5-(azulen-1-ylmethylene)-2-thioxo-thiazolidin-4-ones are electrochemically
characterized by cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry, and rotating disk …