New polyheterocyclic compound, namely 4-methyl-6-oxo-2-phenyl-furo [(3,2-d)pyrazole; ( 3 , 2 -d) imidazole] was prepared and oriented to synthesis of some novel monomethine cyanine dyes, dimethine cyanine dyes and mono/di-mixed methine cyanine dyes. The electronic visible absorption spectra of all the synthesized cyanine dyes were investigated in 95% ethanol solution to evaluate their photosensitization properties. Structural identification was carried out via the elemental analysis, visible spectra, mass spectrometry, IR and 1 H NMR spectroscopic data.Keywords: cyanine dyes, synthesis, photosensitization, monomethine cyanine dyes, dimethine cyanine dyes, mixed methine cyanine dyes.
IntroductionCyanine dyes [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] are a class of organic heterocyclic dyes, which have long captured the interest of the scientific community. This is because the class of cyanine dyes has proved to be particularly useful in a diverse and a broad area of science, technology and engineering. Their uses and applications includes but not limited to color and non color (black and white) photography, in high energy laser and digital image storage, analytical reagents over a wide range of pH of media, indicators for solvent polarity, in biological and biomedical use as molecular probes and as fluorescent dyes commonly used for DNA visualization assays. In addition, cyanine dyes [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] are widely used as optical recording materials, thermal writing display, laser printers, laser filters, absorptivity and antimicrobial efficiency, for probing lipophilic environments, halophobic pockets of enzymes and components of supramolecular structures.Taking into account and consideration the above significant benefits of cyanine dyes, in this research paper we prepared new photosensitizers cyanine dyes as new synthesis contribution and spectroscopic investigation in this field and may be used and/or applied in any of the wide mentioned application field of cyanine dyes, particularly as photographic sensitizers in photosensitive material industry, as probes for determining solvent polarity in solution chemistry, and/or as indicators in operations of acid/base titrations.