Abstract
Recently, we demonstrated that ylidenemalononitriles (YMs) react with amines to form cyclic amidines and that the starting linear YMs are nonemissive in solution and the cyclic amidines are fluorescent. These turn-on systems were of interest to us because of their potential as biosensors and synthons for accessing functionalized pyridines. While our original method was promising, several limitations persisted, including access to more functionalized and polar-solvent-soluble structures as well as increased control over the rate of cyclization. Herein, we report a new approach that allows the electrophilic substitution of YMs. These substituted YMs exhibit faster turn-on rates, color tunability, access to polar-solvent-soluble species, and increased control over cyclization rate. This allowed us to significantly expand the fluorophore's chemical space.
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