Investigation of a series of near-infrared absorbing heptamethine cyanine dyes

In this study, near-infrared absorbing dyes, namely, new rigidified heptamethine cyanine dyes were synthesized and investigated their properties. The cyanine dyes have been synthesized by a condensation reaction between a quanternary salt containing as activated methyl group and an unsaturated bisaldehyde or its equivalent. We were investigated the synthesis of new rigidified heptamethine cyanine and related the compounds with near infrared absorption. The full spectroscopic characterization of all cyanine were described. Absorption properties in the near-infrared region may cause these dyes to the potential used in bio-probe, optical recording media materials.