By condensation of quaternary benzothiazolium, quinolinium and acridinium salts having an active methyl group with 1-(3-bromopropyl)-4-chloroquinolinium or 1-(3-bromo-2-hydroxypropyl)-4-chloroquinolinium salts in the presence of a basic agent such as triethylamine, 8 asymmetric and symmetric monomethine cyanine dyes bearing 3-bromopropyl substituent with one or two positive charges, were synthesized. Additionally, two of the dyes were quaternized with pyridine, and monomethine cyanines with two and three positive charges are prepared. Most of the dyes showed high molar absorptivity (70 000±100 000 l mol À1 cm À1 ). The acridinium dyes showed broad peaks with lower intensity of 30 000 l mol À1 cm À1 . In the presence of nucleic acid in aqueous solutions, a strong enhancement of thē uorescence of these new dyes was observed. #
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