Advances in application of azobenzene as a trigger in biomedicine: Molecular design and spontaneous assembly

HB Cheng, S Zhang, J Qi, XJ Liang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Azobenzene is a well‐known derivative of stimulus‐responsive molecular switches and has
shown superior performance as a functional material in biomedical applications. The results …

Photobasic transition-metal complexes

O Bysewski, M Sittig, A Winter, B Dietzek-Ivanšić… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Transition-metal complexes, which exhibit photobasic properties, are highly promising for
chemical applications where the proton abstraction represents one key step. Photobases …

A chemoselective rapid azo-coupling reaction (CRACR) for unclickable bioconjugation

PS Addy, SB Erickson, JS Italia… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Chemoselective modification of complex biomolecules has become a cornerstone of
chemical biology. Despite the exciting developments of the past two decades, the demand …

Visible‐Light Photoswitching by Azobenzazoles

ADW Kennedy, I Sandler, J Andréasson… - … A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Three visible‐light responsive photoswitches are reported, azobis (1‐methyl‐
benzimidazole)(1), azobis (benzoxazole)(2) and azobis (benzothiazole)(3). Photostationary …

Modifications of amino acids using arenediazonium salts

S Sengupta, S Chandrasekaran - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Aryl transfer reactions from arenediazonium salts have started to make their impact in
chemical biology with initial forays in the arena of arylative modifications and bio …

Photo-Driven Regiodivergent Arylation/Cyclization and Arylation/Hydroxylation of N-Aryl Methacrylamides with Aryltriazenes: Access to Functionalized 3,3 …

X Zhou, W Xu, B Wang, A Iqbal, Z Chen… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A metal-free, light-induced regiodivergent functionalization of α, β-unsaturated amides with
aryltriazenes under ambient conditions was developed. The visible light and B (C6F5) 3 …

Bimetallic gold (i) complexes of photoswitchable phosphines: synthesis and uses in cooperative catalysis

T Arif, C Cazorla, N Bogliotti, N Saleh… - Catalysis Science & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The first photoswitchable bimetallic gold catalysts based on an azobenzene backbone have
been synthesized and their catalytic properties have been investigated. In the intramolecular …

Group 11 complexes of a bulky triazene ligand

T George, T Grant, IS Munhoz, T Do, JD Masuda - Dalton Transactions, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
A new triazene ligand was prepared by the reaction of the bulky aryl azide, TerMesN3,(2, 6-
bis (2, 4, 6-trimethylphenyl) phenyl azide), with the bulky N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC), SIPr …

Brønsted and Lewis acid adducts of triazenes

IR Landman, AA Suleymanov, F Fadaei-Tirani… - Dalton …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthetic utility of triazenes rests on the fact that the triazene function can be cleaved by
Brønsted or Lewis acids, liberating diazonium compounds. However, the preferred …

Protein modification via mild photochemical isomerization of triazenes to release aryl diazonium ions

GJ Davis, JA Townsend, MG Morrow… - Bioconjugate …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This work describes the development of phenyl diazenyl piperidine triazene derivatives that
can be activated to release aryl diazonium ions for labeling of proteins using light. These …