{"title":"Efficient Near-Infrared-Light-Driven H2 Production with Salts of a Diprotonated Saddle-Distorted Porphyrin as Photosensitizers","authors":"Hiroaki Kotani, Takuya Miyazaki, Takumi Ehara, Yasutaka Kitahama, Hiroyuki Matsuzaki, Kiyoshi Miyata, Ken Onda, Hayato Sakai, Taku Hasobe, Yoshihito Shiota, Kazunari Yoshizawa, Takahiko Kojima","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202500009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202500009","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Development of near-infrared (NIR)-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) production is indispensable for an efficient use of solar energy in a sustainable society. Herein, a strategy is reported for achieving higher quantum yields of NIR-light-driven photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub> production using salts of diprotonated dodecaphenylporphyrin (H<sub>4</sub>DPP<sup>2+</sup>(X<sup>−</sup>)<sub>2</sub>), showing large saddle distortion as organic photosensitizers and platinum nanoparticles as catalysts. When a perchlorate ion (ClO<sub>4</sub><sup>−</sup>) is employed as a counter ion (X<sup>−</sup>) of H<sub>4</sub>DPP<sup>2+</sup>(X<sup>−</sup>)<sub>2</sub>, the quantum yield of the photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub> production reaches to 36% by excitation at 750 nm, which is the highest value among those of NIR-light-driven H<sub>2</sub> production reported so far. Such a drastic enhancement of the quantum yield is achieved by selection of X<sup>−</sup> as an appropriate counter anion of H<sub>4</sub>DPP<sup>2+</sup>, judging from second-order rate constants of photoinduced electron transfer (ET) from electron donors to <sup>3</sup>(H<sub>4</sub>DPP<sup>2+</sup>(X<sup>−</sup>)<sub>2</sub>)* and the reorganization energy of ET for H<sub>4</sub>DPP<sup>2+</sup>(X<sup>−</sup>)<sub>2</sub>.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"9 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144672832","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 : 2025-04-10DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202400305
Mengrong Zhang, Sha Ni, Zichao Yang, Min Zhang, Zhongjie Guan, Jianjun Yang
{"title":"Cu0/Cu+-Modified Monoclinic TiO2(B) Nanoflowers with Oxygen Vacancies for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2","authors":"Mengrong Zhang, Sha Ni, Zichao Yang, Min Zhang, Zhongjie Guan, Jianjun Yang","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202400305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202400305","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The photoreduction of CO<sub>2</sub> has attracted extensive attention as a promising solution to global warming. In this study, Cu-modified TiO<sub>2</sub>(B) (CuTB) nanoflowers with oxygen vacancies (OVs) are designed and synthesized via hydrothermal treatment and photodeposition to promote the reactivity and selectivity of CO<sub>2</sub> reduction to CO under visible light. The CO and CH<sub>4</sub> yields of sample Cu<sub>1</sub>TB-1.5 under visible light are 5.72 and 0.02 μmol g<sup>−1</sup> h<sup>−1</sup>, wherein the CO yield was 15.5 times that of sample TB; its selectivity is 99.6%, and the cycling stability is excellent. OVs can broaden the light absorption of TB to the visible light region, and Cu promotes photoinduced electron transfer from TB to the Cu species and act as an active center. The OVs and Cu can synergistically enhance charge separation, CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption, and CO<sub>2</sub> conversion. The Cu<sub>1</sub>TB-1.5 facilitates the formation of the intermediate COOH* during the photocatalytic process, thus improving the yield and selectivity of CO. This research provides a unique idea for the development of novel highly selective photocatalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"9 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144672855","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 : 2025-04-10DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202400415
Subhrakant Jena, Pranay Mohanty, Laxmipriya Dash, Himansu S. Biswal
{"title":"Expanding the Horizons of Phototherapy: A Review on the Superior Performance of Chalcogen-Based Photosensitizers and Photothermal Agents for Cancer Therapy","authors":"Subhrakant Jena, Pranay Mohanty, Laxmipriya Dash, Himansu S. Biswal","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202400415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202400415","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Phototherapy, encompassing photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT), presents a promising cancer treatment strategy with high spatial specificity and minimal invasiveness. Optimizing these techniques hinges on the design of high-performance photosensitizers (PSs) and photothermal agents (PTAs). Single-atom chalcogen substitution, at both endocyclic and exocyclic positions in conventional organic chromophores, has proven to be a novel strategy for enhancing their photophysical and photochemical properties. Ideal PSs/PTAs exhibit high biocompatibility, visible-to-near-infrared (vis–NIR) absorption, efficient triplet state harvesting, and feasible heat and energy transfer efficiency. Moreover, chalcogen-based PSs/PTAs show promise for synergistic multimodal therapies, integrating imaging and treatment. This review comprehensively examines recent advancements (within the last five years) in utilizing chalcogen substitution to design robust PSs/PTAs for PDT/PTT. It provides a holistic perspective on spectroscopic characterization and computational analyses, singlet-oxygen/triplet quantum yields, heat generation efficiency, and in vitro/in vivo biological evaluations of chalcogen-substituted PSs/PTAs. It is anticipated that this review will stimulate further research endeavors in this promising area.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"9 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cptc.202400415","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144672856","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 : 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202580401
{"title":"Front Cover: (ChemPhotoChem 4/2025)","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202580401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202580401","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cover image provided courtesy of Tomohiro Higashi and co-workers from University of Miyazaki, Japan.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"9 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cptc.202580401","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143801697","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 : 2025-03-21DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202400309
Dr. Olga B. Morozova, Dr. Natalya N. Fishman, Dr. Alexandra V. Yurkovskaya
{"title":"Anserine Radicals Formed in Photoinduced Reaction with 2,2′-Dipyridyl: Kinetics, Reduction by Aromatic Amino Acids, and Comparison with Methyl Histidine and Carnosine","authors":"Dr. Olga B. Morozova, Dr. Natalya N. Fishman, Dr. Alexandra V. Yurkovskaya","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202400309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202400309","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Selectively hyperpolarized NMR spectroscopy allows the indirect detection of optically silent methyl histidine radicals in the reversible photoinduced reactions of the dipeptide anserine (β-alanyl-1-methyl-histidine) with 2,2’-dipyridyl as photosensitizer using time-resolved chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (TR CIDNP) method. For comparison, experimental data were obtained for 1-methyl histidine, 3-methyl histidine and carnosine (β-alanyl-histidine). The CIDNP kinetics revealed the formation of the cationic radicals of the studied methyl histidine-containing compounds, resulting from their involvement in the reaction of degenerate electron exchange with the parent molecules, in contrast to the case of carnosine. This finding confirmed electron transfer as the mechanism of photo-induced oxidation of methyl histidine-containing compounds. TR CIDNP was also used to study the reduction of cation-radicals of anserine and methyl histidines by aromatic amino acids tryptophan and tyrosine. From the modeling of CIDNP kinetic data obtained for the three-component system containing photosensitizer, methyl histidine-containing compound, and reducing agent, we determine the rate constants of the reduction reaction. Our results highlight the utility of TR CIDNP to track reactions of histidine radicals at ambient conditions, providing a deeper understanding of the role of histidine-containing dipeptides in biochemical processes, including their potential antioxidant properties and impact on the management of oxidative stress.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"9 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144672741","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 : 2025-03-21DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202500004
Neeraj Sharma, Rahul Gautam, Kanika Saini, Hu Li, Shunmugavel Saravanamurugan
{"title":"Surface Hydroxyl Species Enabled Nb2O5 for the Photocatalytic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural","authors":"Neeraj Sharma, Rahul Gautam, Kanika Saini, Hu Li, Shunmugavel Saravanamurugan","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202500004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202500004","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Niobium oxide (Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>), an alternative to TiO<sub>2</sub>, has been recognized as a promising photocatalyst for the oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2, 5-diformylfuran (DFF). A series of Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> photocatalysts are prepared using a simple thermal approach, and their photocatalytic performance for HMF oxidation is tested. Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> treated at relatively lower temperatures (300–400 °C) possesses a higher surface area with abundant surface hydroxyl groups and adsorbed water species, which play a key role in the HMF oxidation, affording high DFF selectivity. In contrast, Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> treated at higher temperatures (500–600 °C) exhibits an adverse effect on the photocatalytic performance due to the substantial loss of surface hydroxyl groups and adsorbed water species. Various structural characterizations such as X-ray diffractometer, N<sub>2</sub>-sorption analyses, and thermogravimetric analyser Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> treated at different temperatures. At the same time, CO<sub>2</sub>-temperature programmed desorption (TPD), O<sub>2</sub>–TPD, and diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectra disclose the nature and distribution of active sites, especially strong basic sites, which is essential for comprehending the interaction between HMF and the surface of the catalyst.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"9 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144673073","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 : 2025-03-17DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202400395
Camille Chériaux, Thomas V. Papineau, Pascal Retailleau, Carlotta Figliola, Denis Jacquemin, Gilles Ulrich
{"title":"Insights into the Structure–Property Relationship of Difluoro Boron Dipyridomethene Derivatives","authors":"Camille Chériaux, Thomas V. Papineau, Pascal Retailleau, Carlotta Figliola, Denis Jacquemin, Gilles Ulrich","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202400395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202400395","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To elucidate the molecular structure of the difluoro dipyridomethene system and to establish structure–property relationships, an extensive synthetic work is reported. Four classes of novel fluorescent BF<sub>2</sub>-DIPYR complexes are prepared via Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction from the corresponding mono- and bis-brominated dyes in moderate to good yields. The strategy allows the introduction of a large panel of electron-donating and -withdrawing groups on the <i>meso</i>, 3 and/or 7 position of the aromatic BF<sub>2</sub>-DIPYR core. The new symmetric and asymmetric mono-, bis-, and tris substituted dyes are thoroughly characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis and spectroscopic measurements. Furthermore, the latter are rationalized by TD-DFT calculations.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"9 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cptc.202400395","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144671963","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 : 2025-03-14DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202500042
Sebastian Pim, Aaron D. G. Campbell, Dmitry Levshov, Wouter Herrebout, Gonzalo Durán-Sampedro, Michael J. Hall, Roly J. Armstrong, Donal F. O'Shea
{"title":"Double Click for Chirality: Chiral Dibenzo-cycloocta-bis-triazoles via Strain-Promoted Alkyne-Azide Cycloaddition","authors":"Sebastian Pim, Aaron D. G. Campbell, Dmitry Levshov, Wouter Herrebout, Gonzalo Durán-Sampedro, Michael J. Hall, Roly J. Armstrong, Donal F. O'Shea","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202500042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202500042","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The synthetically convenient strain promoted double azide cycloaddition of the Sondheimer-Wong diyne produces resolvable chiral dibenzo-cycloocta-bis-triazoles whose stereogenicity, to date, has gone unrecognised. Enantiomers were separable by chiral HPLC and showed no racemization at 100 °C. This unique method to produce chiral substrates was exploited for the synthesis and resolution of a chiral fluorescent BF<sub>2</sub>-azadipyrromethene, with absorption and emission spanning the important spectral range of 600 to 700 nm. The fluorophore properties were studied utilising X-ray structural analysis, electronic circular dichroism spectra and DFT calculations.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"9 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cptc.202500042","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144672834","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 : 2025-03-14DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202400404
Dr. Andrea Fermi
{"title":"Conformation Dependent Room Temperature Phosphorescence in Organic Materials","authors":"Dr. Andrea Fermi","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202400404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202400404","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In solid-state emitters, structural factors such as packing, molecular arrangement, and crystallinity significantly impact their photophysical properties. Organic molecules with internal degrees of freedom are ideal candidates for exploring how conformational changes affect their luminescent properties. Fluorescent materials with structure dependent properties have been more widely investigated to date, while room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) is rarely observed in organic compounds. In this context, the structural phenomena involved in changes in RTP parameters are herein presented. Recent examples involving organic compounds in the solid state are highlighted, demonstrating conformation dependent RTP as a feature with promising applications such as in mechano-responsive materials, thermosensors, and vapochromic materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"9 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cptc.202400404","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144672835","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":"Purifying the Air with Photocatalysis: Developing Bismuth Oxybromide/ Copper Phthalocyanine Composite Photocatalyst Filters with Enhanced Activity for NOx Removal","authors":"Oyelusi Olaifa, Paransa Alimard, Ioanna Itskou, Flurin Eisner, Camille Petit, Silvia Díez-González, Andreas Kafizas","doi":"10.1002/cptc.202400346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202400346","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The utilization of photocatalysis is a promising new strategy for reducing the substantially high levels of nitrogen oxides (NO<sub>x</sub>) pollution in cities. In this work, we examine bismuth oxybromide (BiOBr) as a viable substitute due to its narrower band gap and high stability. Powders were synthesised using co-precipitation, solvothermal and hydrothermal synthesis methods, resulting in particles with various morphologies including microcubes, microspheres, microflowers, clusters and microsquares. Their photocatalytic activities being evaluated in accordance with ISO 22197–1 : 2016 protocol under UV and visible light. The samples exhibiting the highest performance were produced by co-precipitation, showing ~7 % NO and ~2 % NO<sub>x</sub> removal under visible light and ~19 % NO and ~10 % NO<sub>x</sub> removal under UV light. The activity was further enhanced, by incorporating copper(II) phthalocyanine (CuPc) through an impregnation method, where the optimal loading of 0.01 mol% surpassed the activity of the benchmark photocatalyst TiO<sub>2</sub> P25, with ~22 % NO and ~9 % NO<sub>x</sub> removal under visible light and ~40 % NO and ~23 % NO<sub>x</sub> under UV light. We anticipate that these BiOBr/CuPc photocatalyst filters can be applied within air purification systems and powered using less energy intensive visible light sources to remedy air pollution.</p>","PeriodicalId":10108,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhotoChem","volume":"9 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cptc.202400346","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144273468","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}