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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ratnakar B Mujumdar, Glenshaw, PA (US);
Alan S Waggoner, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Bhalchandra M Karandikar, Tigard, OR (US);
Assignee:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; C07D / ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
540555 ;
Abstract
Fluorescent monomethine cyanine complexes rigidized by a two-carbon alkyl group between the nitrogen's of the cyanine's heterocycles are provided and have the structure ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 through R.sub.7 represent various selected groups or ring structures that may be chosen to provide desired solubility, reactive, or spectral properties.