Water → Sodium 2-((1E,3Z,5E)-3-(3-(4-Carboxybutyl)phenyl)-5-(1,1-dimethyl-6,8-disulfonato-3-(3-sulfonatopropyl)-1H-benzo[e]indol-2(3H)-ylidene)penta-1,3-dienyl)-1,1-dimethyl-3-(3-sulfonatopropyl)-1H-benzo[e]indolium-6,8-disulfonate

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Compound 6 (80 mg), 3-(4-carboxybutyl)phenylboronic acid (40 mg), and cesium carbonate (20 mg) are stirred into 1:1 water:ethanol (10 ml) under nitrogen at room temperature. Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (10 mg) is added to the reaction mixture. The mixture was refluxed for 4 hours, and the solvent and volatile compounds are evaporated under vacuum. The crude product is purified by flash chromatography on reverse-phase C18-functionalized silica by eluting with a 1:4 acetonitrile:water mixture. The purified product 8 has UV/vis absorption max of λMeOH=680 nm, ε=229,000; λPBS676 nm, ε=239,000.

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