Photocatalytic sacrificial H2 evolution dominated by micropore-confined exciton transfer in hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks

Q Zhou, Y Guo, Y Zhu - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Organic semiconductors are attractive photocatalysts, but their quantum yields are limited by
the transfer of photogenerated charges to the surface. A promising strategy for low-loss …

Excited-state antiaromaticity relief drives facile photoprotonation of carbons in aminobiphenyls

J Draženović, CJ Laconsay, N Došlić, I Judy, C Wu… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
A combined computational and experimental study reveals that ortho-, meta-and para-
aminobiphenyl isomers undergo distinctly different photochemical reactions involving proton …

Revealing ultrafast energy dissipation pathway of nanocrystalline sunscreens oxybenzone and dioxybenzone

Z Deng, S Sun, M Zhou, G Huang, J Pang… - The journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Two widely used ultraviolet filters, oxybenzone and dioxybenzone, are applied in a variety of
areas, particularly in sunscreen cosmetics. Ultrafast femtosecond transient absorption is …

Different Reaction Mechanisms Triggered by the Meta Effect: Photoinduced Generation of Quinone Methides from Hydroxybiphenyl Derivatives

Y Guo, L Ge, DL Phillips, J Ma… - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A series of sterically congested quinone methides (QMs) exhibit photoinduced
antiproliferative activity against some human cancer cell lines. To elucidate the structure …

Arylamine-coumarin based donor-acceptor dyads: Unveiling the relationship between two-photon absorption cross-section and lifetime of singlet excited state …

Y Zheng, S Sun, L Xu, S Ni, W Liu, B Huang, Q Huang… - Dyes and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-photon absorption (2 PA) with three-dimensional (3D) resolution and deep
penetration of light into absorbing materials hold great promise for many applications such …

Intramolecular Photoredox Reaction Mechanism of Naphthoquinone Compounds: Combined Time-Resolved Spectroscopies and DFT Calculations

M Dai, M Duan, X Li, Y Guo, J Ma - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Time-resolved spectroscopies and DFT calculations were utilized to investigate the
photoredox mechanisms of naphthoquinone compounds. 5-Methoxy-8-tetrahydropyrane-1 …

Reaction Mechanisms of Photoinduced Quinone Methide Intermediates Formed via Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer or Water-Assisted Excited-State …

Y Guo, X Li, J Ma, DL Phillips - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Femtosecond and nanosecond transient absorption spectroscopies combined with
theoretical calculations were performed to investigate the formation mechanisms of quinone …

High-level reverse intersystem crossing of charge transfer compounds: to fluoresce or not to fluoresce?

Z Deng, G Huang, J Li, J Pang, J He… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) has been widely applied to
electroluminescent materials to take the best advantage of triplet excitons. For some …

Mechanistic Insights into Rapid Generation of Nitroxyl from a Photocaged N-Hydroxysulfonamide Incorporating the (6-Hydroxynaphthalen-2-yl)methyl Chromophore

RB Cink, Y Zhou, L Du, MS Rahman… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
HNO is a highly reactive molecule that shows promise in treating heart failure. Molecules
that rapidly release HNO with precise spatial and temporal control are needed to investigate …

Photophysical properties controlled by substituents with lone-pair electrons at the ortho-or para-positions of fluoroquinolone antibiotics

J Zhao, X Zhang, R Zhu, T Su… - The Journal of Physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The ortho-or para-substituents of NH2 or N-alkyl-containing lone-pair electrons were found
to change the energy levels and transition configurations of the highest occupied molecular …