Abstract
The photoinduced cleavage of a 2-nitrobenzyl group from a pyridinium quencher covalently attached to the meso position of a BODIPY fluorophore activates the emission of the latter. This photochemical transformation prevents the transfer of one electron from the BODIPY platform to its heterocyclic appendage upon excitation and, as a result, permits the radiative deactivation of the excited fluorophore. This versatile mechanism for fluorescence switching can translate into the realization of an entire family of photoactivatable fluorophores based on the outstanding photophysical properties of BODIPY chromophores.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 14851-14855 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 36 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 28 2013 |
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Activation of BODIPY fluorescence by the photoinduced dealkylation of a pyridinium quencher. / Ragab, Sherif Shaban; Swaminathan, Subramani; Baker, James; Raymo, Francisco.
In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 15, No. 36, 28.09.2013, p. 14851-14855.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Activation of BODIPY fluorescence by the photoinduced dealkylation of a pyridinium quencher
AU - Ragab, Sherif Shaban
AU - Swaminathan, Subramani
AU - Baker, James
AU - Raymo, Francisco
PY - 2013/9/28
Y1 - 2013/9/28
N2 - The photoinduced cleavage of a 2-nitrobenzyl group from a pyridinium quencher covalently attached to the meso position of a BODIPY fluorophore activates the emission of the latter. This photochemical transformation prevents the transfer of one electron from the BODIPY platform to its heterocyclic appendage upon excitation and, as a result, permits the radiative deactivation of the excited fluorophore. This versatile mechanism for fluorescence switching can translate into the realization of an entire family of photoactivatable fluorophores based on the outstanding photophysical properties of BODIPY chromophores.
AB - The photoinduced cleavage of a 2-nitrobenzyl group from a pyridinium quencher covalently attached to the meso position of a BODIPY fluorophore activates the emission of the latter. This photochemical transformation prevents the transfer of one electron from the BODIPY platform to its heterocyclic appendage upon excitation and, as a result, permits the radiative deactivation of the excited fluorophore. This versatile mechanism for fluorescence switching can translate into the realization of an entire family of photoactivatable fluorophores based on the outstanding photophysical properties of BODIPY chromophores.
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U2 - 10.1039/c3cp51580j
DO - 10.1039/c3cp51580j
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VL - 15
SP - 14851
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JO - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
JF - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
SN - 1463-9076
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