Aim. Koraiem et al., SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF SOME NAPHTHO (QUINOLINO)-QUINONE HETEROCYCLIC DIMETHINE CYANINE DYES, Dyes and pigments, 30(2), 1996, pp. 89-98
Some new asymmetrical naphtho-/quinolinoquinone [2, 3-d]-thiazole-4, 9
-dione and/or [2, 3-e] oxadiazine 5, 10-dione dimethine cyanine dyes h
ave been prepared Their solvatochromic and spectral behaviour in buffe
r solutions has been utilized to select the optimum solvent and pH val
ue at which they might be applied as photosensitizers. Some of the dye
s have been tested for their antimicrobial activity.