Table 1.

Photophysical properties and water solubility measurements of different DCDHF (I) and DCDHF-V (II) chromophores

		λmax	λem	ΦF (water)	εmax (Lcm−1 mol−1)	Solubility in water14 (ppm)
I	1	470a	546	0.12	89,900	<0.001
	12	498	529	0.001	15,100	0.40
	14	496a	531	0.002	44,200	1.40
	15	493	528	0.001	64,700	1.50 × 102
	16	500	526	0.001	37,300	3.80
	17	489	529	0.002	31,500	2.80 × 103
	19	500	517	0.001	79,300	>2 × 104
	21	496b	—	—	65,800	>2 × 104
	26	477	517	0.001	57,300	7.30 × 102
	27	480	520	0.004	42,700	4.70 × 102
II	2	560a	642	0.002	13,500	<0.001
	6	535a	646	0.002	77,900	~0.05
	9	587b	—	—	87,200	~0.01
	24	585	639	0.01	37,000	>2 × 104

^aA small volume of ethanol stock solution added to the cuvette of water.

^bAggregation was observed in water.