Natural aldehyde extraction and direct preparation of new blue light-emitting imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine fluorophores.

Volpi, Giorgio; Magistris, Claudio; Garino, Claudio

This work describes the extraction of natural aldehydes and the use of extracts to synthesise new fluorescent imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine derivatives. The characterisation of the extracted aldehydes by different techniques and the optical study of the fluorescent products allow the design of new compounds suitable for pharmaceutical, down-shifting, microscopy and electronic applications. The fluorophores are generated by an easy one-pot cyclisation reaction in mild conditions without catalyst and with only water as by-product.

Natural Product Research, 2018, Vol 32, Issue 19, p2304

1478-6419

Academic Journal

10.1080/14786419.2017.1410803