Elsevier, Dyes and Pigments, 2(95), p. 400-407
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2012.04.009
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In this paper we describe the synthesis of vinyl-diazine triphenylamines. These compounds exhibit strong green-yellow fluorescence in dichloromethane solution, important emission solvatochromism and acidochromism. Regioselective N-alkylation of these dyes provides cationic compounds that exhibit affinity for double-stranded DNA. Binding to the biopolymer results in a strong bathochromic shift and increase of the emission intensity.