Sulfuric Acid → Sodium 3-hydroxypyrene-5-sulfonate

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The synthesis of mono-CysMA is given in Scheme 1. Reaction of HPTS with 30% sulfuric acid at 150° C. for 20 min gave sodium 3-hydroxypyrene-5-sulfonate 1 in 10% yield. Acetylation of 1 followed by chlorination of 2 gave intermediate 3, which is analogous to HPTS-Cl but with only one sulfonyl chloride. The polymerizable group was attached via the cysteic acid moiety and reacted with 3 to give compound 4. Chlorosulfonation of 4 was achieved without affecting the polymerizable group and after purification on polystyrene beads gave mono-CysMA in 50% yield over two steps. The dye was characterized by 1H NMR, HPLC, and MS.

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