Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

Photoremovable Protecting Groups in Chemistry and Biology: Reaction Mechanisms and
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Since the beginning of scientific chemistry, chemists have been interested in light as an
energy source to induce chemical reactions. 1 Absorbing light, molecules reach an …

Biologically active compounds which are light‐responsive offer experimental possibilities
which are otherwise very difficult to achieve. Since light can be manipulated very precisely …

Photolabile protecting groups enable biochemists to control the release of bioactive
compounds in living tissue.'Caged compounds'(photoactivatable bioagents) have become …

The second edition of this best-selling handbook is bigger, more comprehensive, and now
completely current. In addition to thorough updates to the discussions featured in the first …

Conspectus Photoremovable protecting groups (PPGs) are chemical auxiliaries that provide
spatial and temporal control over the release of various molecules: bioagents …

Biologisch aktive Verbindungen, die auf Licht reagieren, bieten experimentelle
Möglichkeiten, die sonst nur sehr schwierig zu realisieren sind. Da Licht z. B. mit Lasern und …

This Review focuses on the structure‐reactivity relationship of three main classes of
photolabile protecting groups (PPGs), that is, the 2‐nitrobenzyl (NB) series of PPGs …

Reactions involving radical intermediates are nowadays an inherent part of organic
chemistry and the impressive progress in this area in recent decades has contributed to the …