Functionalized chitosan–carbon dots: a fluorescent probe for detecting trace amount of water in organic solvents

S Pawar, UK Togiti, A Bhattacharya, A Nag - ACS omega, 2019 - ACS Publications
A novel nanoprobe was designed and synthesized by functionalizing chitosan–carbon dots
(CDs) with a modified bipyridine-based heterocyclic molecule, 4-(pyridine-2-yl)-3 H-pyrrolo …

Imidazole derivative-functionalized carbon dots: using as a fluorescent probe for detecting water and imaging of live cells

X Wang, D Wang, Y Guo, C Yang, A Iqbal, W Liu… - Dalton …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A highly sensitive carbon dot–imidazole (CD–imidazole) nanoprobe is prepared through
covalently conjugating imidazole group onto the surface of carbon dots for water …

Applications of deuterium oxide in human health

WC Bila, RMS Mariano, VR Silva… - … in Environmental and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The main aim goal of this review was to gather information about recent publications related
to deuterium oxide (D2O), and its use as a scientific tool related to human health. Searches …

Influence of solvent relaxation on ultrafast excited-state proton transfer to solvent

T Kumpulainen, A Rosspeintner… - The journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A thorough understanding of the microscopic mechanism of excited-state proton transfer
(ESPT) and the influence of the solvent environment on its dynamics are of great …

Identification of luminescence centers in molecular-sized silicon carbide nanocrystals

D Beke, TZ Jánosi, B Somogyi, DÁ Major… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Understanding the fluorescence of complex systems such as small nanocrystals with various
surface terminations in solution is still a scientific challenge. Here we show that the …

Solvent‐Controlled Intermolecular Proton‐Transfer Follows an Irreversible Eigen‐Weller Model from fs to ns

A Grandjean, JL Pérez Lustres, G Jung - ChemPhotoChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Intermolecular Proton Transfer (PT) dynamics can be best studied by optical
spectroscopy, which can cover the vast timescale spanned by the process. PT in a hydrogen …

Excimer formation and dual fluorescence emission of a hydroxyquinoline based macrocyclic tripod: existence of intra and intermolecular π-stacking

M Baral, BK Kanungo - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The excited state reaction of a conformationally flexible molecule, 1, 4, 7-tris-(5-methylene-8-
hydroxyquinoline)-1, 4, 7-triazacyclononane,(9N3Me5Ox), was studied in solution. The …

Interplay of exciton coupling and large‐amplitude motions in the vibrational circular dichroism spectrum of dehydroquinidine

VP Nicu, SR Domingos, BH Strudwick… - … A European Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A detailed analysis of the computed structure, energies, vibrational absorption (VA) and
circular dichroism (VCD) spectra of 30 low‐energy conformers of dehydroquinidine reveals …

Complexes of a naphthalimide photoacid with organic bases, and their excited-state dynamics in polar aprotic organic solvents

T Kumpulainen, BH Bakker, AM Brouwer - … Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Complex formation and intermolecular excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) between a
dihydroxy-1, 8-naphthalimide photoacid and organic bases are investigated in polar aprotic …

Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of 1, 8-naphthalimide derived “super” photoacids

T Kumpulainen, BH Bakker, M Hilbers… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The ground-and excited-state acid–base properties of three novel naphthalimide-based
“super” photoacids were studied using steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopy. The …