The invention belongs to the field of
fluorescent imaging reagents and relates to a dark red fluorescent active ester IR640B-NHS which can be rapidly marked, and a precursor IR640B of the ester. According to the ester, 2,3,3-trimethylindole is adopted as a matrix which reacts with raw materials such as
butane sultone, then a
cyanine type fluorescent group with a sulfonic group is synthesized, further through a Suzuki-Miyaura reaction, phenyl
carboxylic acid is introduced into a fluorescent group through a carbon-carbon bond, and the phenyl
carboxylic acid is modified to generate an N-hydroxylcarboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester. The active ester can react with a primary amino group in biological macromolecules under physiological conditions, and then dark red fluorescent groupscan be marked on target molecules through
amide bonds. By adopting the ester, biological macromolecules such as polypeptide, proteins, antibodies or
polymer molecules can be rapidly, safely, effectively and stably marked, in-vitro evaluation on
acceptor targeting properties and
intracellular distribution of target biological macromolecules can be implemented by using a
fluorescence microscope, aflow cytometer and the like, and nondestructive monitoring and quantitative tracing on target molecules can be achieved through living
optical imaging.