ChemPhotoChemPub Date : 2024-11-13DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202481101
Arianna Bini, Prof. Mariella Mella, Prof. Daniele Merli, Prof. Stefano Protti
{"title":"Front Cover: Photochemical Vs Thermal Acid Catalysed Cyclization of Cannabigerol (CBG): An Unexpected Selectivity (ChemPhotoChem 11/2024)","authors":"Arianna Bini, Prof. Mariella Mella, Prof. Daniele Merli, Prof. Stefano Protti","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202481101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202481101","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> highlights investigations of the reactivity of Cannabigerol (CBG) in organic solvents under both photochemical and acid catalyzed conditions, pointing out the key role of the photoexcited CBG* in the selective formation of a 2,2-disubstituted-chromane derivative (green path). On the other hand, in the presence of Brønsted-Lowry acids, two tertiary carbocations are competitively generated (I<sup>+</sup>, II<sup>+</sup>, orange and blue paths). Finally, when performing the reaction in toluene in the presence of BF<sub>3</sub>*OEt<sub>2</sub>, a Friedel Crafts-like alkylation of the solvent was noticed (purple paths). More information can be found in the Research Article by Daniele Merli, Stefano Protti, and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202400157).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"8 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cptc.202481101","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhotoChemPub Date : 2024-10-08DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202481001
Dr. Viktor Bliksted Roug Pedersen, Prof. Dr. Ramesh Jasti, Prof. Dr. Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen
{"title":"Front Cover: Diindeno-Fused Corannulene-Extended Tetrathiafulvalenes (ChemPhotoChem 10/2024)","authors":"Dr. Viktor Bliksted Roug Pedersen, Prof. Dr. Ramesh Jasti, Prof. Dr. Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202481001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202481001","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Front Cover illustrates the sequential one-electron oxidations of corannulene-extended tetrathiafulvalene and the accompanying color changes. Clar sextets for each redox state are highlighted by filled circles within the structures. The dication seems to exhibit some diradicaloid character in line with the fact that four favorable Clar sextets can be drawn for the diradicaloid resonance structure and only two for the quinoid structure. More information can be found in the Research Article by Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen and co-workers (DOI 10.1002/cptc.202400122).<figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"8 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cptc.202481001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142429752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhotoChemPub Date : 2024-09-13DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202400009
Wenjun Lu, Yingyi Zhao, Prof. Baiwang Sun
{"title":"A Novel Approach to the Structural Design of Dual-State Emission Luminogens by Combining Tetraphenylethylene with Anthracene via Dihydroisoxazole","authors":"Wenjun Lu, Yingyi Zhao, Prof. Baiwang Sun","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202400009","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cptc.202400009","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dual-state emission luminescent materials (DSEgens), which exhibit bright emissions in boththe solid state and solution, have been attracting research interest in the design of multifunctional materials.The delicate manipulation of molecular structures remains challenging in the synthesis of DSEgens. In this article, two novel molecules with dual-state emission were synthesized by combining tetraphenylethylene with anthracene via dihydroisoxazole. Tetraphenylethylene acts as a solid-state emitter, while the anthracene core functions as an emitter in the solution state to achieve DSE fluorescence properties. The THF/DCM mixture resulted in successfully obtaining the crystal structures of TPE−An−H and TPE−An−Cl. The quantum yields (QYs) of TPE−An−H were 31 % and 42 % in EA and the solid state, respectively, while TPE−An−Cl exhibited QYs of 32 % and 34 %. The novel synthesis method in this paper combines AIE with ACQ via dihydroisoxazole to achieve dual-state emission, offering a new and concise approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"8 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhotoChemPub Date : 2024-09-10DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202480901
Grazia M. L. Consoli, Giuseppe Forte, Ludovica Maugeri, Salvatore Petralia
{"title":"Front Cover: Photo-Responsive TiO2-Gold Nanoparticle-Polymer Nanohybrid Exhibits Photothermal, Thermo-Release, and Photocatalytic Effects (ChemPhotoChem 9/2024)","authors":"Grazia M. L. Consoli, Giuseppe Forte, Ludovica Maugeri, Salvatore Petralia","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202480901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202480901","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> presents a nanohybrid system consisting of the photocatalyst TiO<sub>2</sub>, photothermal gold nanoparticles, and thermo-responsive poly-<i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide (TiO<sub>2</sub>-Au-PNM). This system combines the photothermal-controlled cargo release, triggered by visible-light irradiation, mediated by lower critical solution temperature (LCST) and by photothermal conversion effect, with the excellent photocatalytic effect prompted by UVB-light excitation. More information can be found in the Research Article by Salvatore Petralia and co-workers (DOI 10.1002/cptc.202400088).<figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"8 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cptc.202480901","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142170084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhotoChemPub Date : 2024-08-13DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202480801
Aika Yokoyama, Hanami Aoki, Mizuki Funayama, Ryo Shinozaki, Hiroto Yoshida, Dr. Akinobu Z. Suzuki, Prof. Dr. Toshiaki Furuta
{"title":"Front Cover: Design, Synthesis, and Photochemical Properties of Gene-directed Caged RyR Probes for Photopharmacological Studies (ChemPhotoChem 8/2024)","authors":"Aika Yokoyama, Hanami Aoki, Mizuki Funayama, Ryo Shinozaki, Hiroto Yoshida, Dr. Akinobu Z. Suzuki, Prof. Dr. Toshiaki Furuta","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202480801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202480801","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> illustrates the molecular structures of coumarin-caged ryanodine receptor (RyR) agonists and blockers. Photo-irradiation of a (6-bromo-7-hydroxycoumarin-4-yl)methyl (Bhc)-caged agonist released the active form, activated RyRs, and promoted Ca<sup>2+</sup> release from the <i>endoplasmic reticulum</i> in mammalian cells. The photoreactivity of the caged RyR probes by 405 nm light was masked by the enzyme substrates, allowing cell-type-selective, enzyme gene-directed delivery of the caged RyR probes. More information can be found in the Research Article by A. Yokoyama, H. Aoki, T. Furuta et al. (DOI 10.1002/cptc.202400140).<figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"8 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cptc.202480801","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141980192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhotoChemPub Date : 2024-07-10DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202480701
Jiawei Liu, Dr. Cheng Chen, Anatolii I. Sokolov, Dr. Mikhail S. Baranov, Prof. Dr. Chong Fang
{"title":"Front Cover: Substituent Effects in the Cationic Green Fluorescent Protein Chromophore: Ultrafast Excited-State Proton Transfer or Twisting? (ChemPhotoChem 7/2024)","authors":"Jiawei Liu, Dr. Cheng Chen, Anatolii I. Sokolov, Dr. Mikhail S. Baranov, Prof. Dr. Chong Fang","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202480701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202480701","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> illustrates ultrafast spectroscopic insights into photoexcited energy relaxation pathways of the cationic green fluorescent protein (GFP) chromophore derivatives in aqueous solution. The electron-withdrawing and electron-donating groups (EWGs and EDGs) notably affect the ring-twisting rates on femtosecond-to-picosecond timescales, whereas excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) to solvent molecules occurs more rapidly in competition. Cover design by Jiawei Liu, Cheng Chen, and Chong Fang. More information can be found in their Research Article (DOI 10.1002/cptc.202400037).<figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"8 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cptc.202480701","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141583903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Pyrene Embedded Luminophore via π-linker: Room Temperature Phosphorescence (RTP) and Sensing towards Nitroaromatics (NACs)","authors":"Kannan Jamuna, Prasannamani Govindharaj, Aravind Krishnan, Natarajan Savitha Devi, Amal Tom Sebastian, Narayanan Selvapalam, Moubani Mukherjee, Przemyslaw Data, Santhalingum Gayathri, Shanmugam Sivakumar, Balasubramaniem Ashokkumar","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202400046","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cptc.202400046","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A pyrene base luminophore was designed and synthesised under ambient conditions using [4+2] annulation. The synthesised probe PYINDP exhibits good optical properties and emits greenish blue, with high colour purity in solid, solution, and thin film phases. In solution, the CIE coordinates were found to be (0.20, 0.48), and for an aggregated state emitting deep green colour, the CIE values are (0.27, 0.65). Room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) is generated by the luminophore PYINDP, owing to the ISC process. Moreover, the emitter demonstrated an excellent limit of detection values in detecting nitroaromatics (NACs). Bio-imaging studies on HEK, A549 cell lines were successfully carried out to verify the staining capability of PYINDP in biological systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"8 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141549422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhotoChemPub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202400103
Lanya Jiao, Dr. Jiao Meng, Shujun Wang, Prof. Xuan Sun
{"title":"Photothermal Effect and Fenton-Like Oxidation for Synergistic Removal of Fluoroquinolones Antibiotics under Near-Neutral Conditions","authors":"Lanya Jiao, Dr. Jiao Meng, Shujun Wang, Prof. Xuan Sun","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202400103","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cptc.202400103","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Defect-enriched mesoporous CuO nanosheets (NSs) were constructed to investigate the cooperative photo-Fenton and photothermal-Fenton catalysis on degradation of fluoroquinolones (FQ) antibiotics. The oxygen vacancies provide abundant active sites to bind the substrates and inhibit charge recombination, by all means to enhance Fenton-like activity. Two disparate spectral selective functions of photoexcitation and photothermal conversion were achieved on CuO NS, which to promote the Fenton activity synergistically. Visible light induced photoexcitation to facilitate the generation of Cu<sup>+</sup> and ⋅OH, while near-infrared light converted into heat to promote charge separation and accelerate medium transport. Ultimately, as a unitary catalyst system, the CuO NS integrated the Lewis acid catalysis, Fenton-like catalysis and photothermal catalysis that rapidly and sustainably degraded antibiotics under near-neutral conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"8 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141524062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhotoChemPub Date : 2024-06-27DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202400131
Misbah Shahid, Dr. Aziz ur Rehman, Dr. Tayyaba Najam, Dr. Hammad Majeed, Dr. Marwan Shalash, Dr. Salah M. El-Bahy, Dr. Muhammad Sufyan Javed, Dr. Syed Shoaib Ahmad Shah, Dr. Muhammad Altaf Nazir
{"title":"Covalent Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications for Photocatalysis","authors":"Misbah Shahid, Dr. Aziz ur Rehman, Dr. Tayyaba Najam, Dr. Hammad Majeed, Dr. Marwan Shalash, Dr. Salah M. El-Bahy, Dr. Muhammad Sufyan Javed, Dr. Syed Shoaib Ahmad Shah, Dr. Muhammad Altaf Nazir","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202400131","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cptc.202400131","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), newly developed materials, exhibit considerable promise in the field of catalysis. COFs exhibit captivating catalytic characteristics, including thermal and chemical stability, customizable porosities, and the ability to place active sites flexibly with tunable functions. To establish a connection between structure and activity, this paper provides a thorough justification of the planned creation of covalent organic frameworks for photocatalysis, encompassing H<sub>2</sub> production, carbon dioxide reduction, pollutants reduction and transformation of organic substances. We have investigated the catalytic sites that are active within covalent organic frameworks, encompassing the metals, molecular catalysts, and catalyst with single atom (SACs); the reactive skeleton/linkages; and the reactive pendant groups. This exploration aims to establish the benefits of using COF-based catalysts compared to traditional catalysts. Despite the new advantages, numerous difficulties have also been noted with regard to the future. The objective of this review is to make it easier to design COF-based composite materials for practical uses.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"8 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141504473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhotoChemPub Date : 2024-06-26DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202400074
Dr. Ksenia V. Ksenofontova, Artyom Yu. Shagurin, Evgeniy E. Molchanov, Dr. Alexander A. Ksenofontov, Dmitrii A. Sbytov, Yana E. Kalyamanova, Prof. Elena A. Danilova, Dr. Yuriy S. Marfin
{"title":"Insight into Spectral Properties and Solvatochromic Behavior of [b]-Fused BODIPYs: Experimental and Computational Study","authors":"Dr. Ksenia V. Ksenofontova, Artyom Yu. Shagurin, Evgeniy E. Molchanov, Dr. Alexander A. Ksenofontov, Dmitrii A. Sbytov, Yana E. Kalyamanova, Prof. Elena A. Danilova, Dr. Yuriy S. Marfin","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202400074","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cptc.202400074","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Two π-extended derivatives of boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) – unsymmetrical benzo[<i>b</i>]-fused <b>BODIPY 1</b> and symmetrical naptho[<i>b</i>]-fused <b>BODIPY 2</b> – were synthesized. Spectroscopic and photophysical properties of the synthesized fluorescent dyes were investigated in various organic media. Both <b>BODIPY 1</b> and <b>BODIPY 2</b> distinguished by bathochromically shifted absorption and emission bands compared to their non-fused derivatives, while possessing green (526–543 nm) and red (664–708 nm) absorbance and fluorescence, respectively. Spectral characteristics of the investigated fluorescent dyes were found to be weakly depended on solvent polarizability in case of <b>BODIPY 1</b> and greatly influenced by both solvent polarizability and dipolarity in case of <b>BODIPY 2</b>. Quantum chemical calculations were used to clarify the relationships between geometry/electronic structure and spectral properties/solvatochromic behavior of <b>BODIPY 1</b> and <b>BODIPY 2</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"8 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141523916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}