A series of perylene dyes containing aliphatic trialkylamino and quate
rnary ammonium groups has been prepared Perylene dyes containing trial
kylamino groups were virtually nonfluorescent Quaternization of the tr
ialkylamino groups with alkyl iodide resulted in an increase in the fl
uorescence (Q(f) = 0.8-0.9); the same phenomenon was observed by proto
nation of the trialkylamino groups in acid media.