The how and why of naphthalimide/heterocycle-fused hybrid dyes: an overview of the latest developments in the quest for dyes with innovative optical properties

Abstract

In this review, a variety of hybrid structures fusing aromatic heterocycles of different natures to a naphthalimide backbone are discussed.

CinNapht AIE(E)gens for selective imaging of lipid droplets

“…9 The use of AIEgens in this latter field has been extensively studied by Tang's group, with convincing signal-to-noise ratio in imaging experiments. 10 Our group has recently developed a family of fused-hybrids push–pull fluorophores 11 based on the fusion of a naphthalimide backbone to a cinnoline motif. 12 These fused hybrid fluorophores called CinNaphts can be used for cellular imaging of multiple organelles.…”