Figure 1
From: Red emission fluorescent probes for visualization of monoamine oxidase in living cells

(a) The oxidative deamination mechanism of MAO. (b) Synthetic route to MAO reporters: MAO-Red-1 and MAO-Red-2. Reagents and conditions: (i) K2CO3/DMF, r.t, 83%; (ii) HCl/MeOH, r.t, 98%; (iii) K2CO3/CH3COCH3, reflux, 61%.