Natural and synthetic flavylium-based dyes: The chemistry behind the color

L Cruz, N Basílio, N Mateus, V de Freitas… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Flavylium compounds are a well-known family of pigments because they are prevalent in the
plant kingdom, contributing to colors over a wide range from shades of yellow-red to blue in …

Chemistry and applications of flavylium compounds: a handful of colours

F Pina, MJ Melo, CAT Laia, AJ Parola… - Chemical Society …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Flavylium compounds are versatile molecules that comprise anthocyanins, the ubiquitous
colorants used by Nature to confer colour to most flowers and fruits. They have found a wide …

Acid− base controllable molecular shuttles

PR Ashton, R Ballardini, V Balzani… - Journal of the …, 1998 - ACS Publications
Two novel [2] rotaxanes, comprised of a dibenzo [24] crown-8 (DB24C8) macroring bound
mechanically to a chemical “dumbbell” possessing two different recognition sites viz …

Molecular logic gate arrays

A Prasanna de Silva - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Chemists are now able to emulate the ideas and instruments of mathematics and computer
science with molecules. The integration of molecular logic gates into small arrays has been …

Chemical applications of anthocyanins and related compounds. A source of bioinspiration

F Pina - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2014 - ACS Publications
Independently of the natural or synthetic origin, flavylium derivatives follow the same
network of chemical reactions. Actually, the flavylium cation is stable only at low pH values …

Artificial chemical systems capable of mimicking some elementary properties of neurons

F Pina, MJ Melo, M Maestri, P Passaniti… - Journal of the …, 2000 - ACS Publications
We describe the photochemical behavior of aqueous solutions containing the Co (CN) 63-
complex ion and the trans-chalcone form Ct of the 4 '-methoxyflavylium ion (A H+). It is …

Light‐gated rotation in a molecular motor functionalized with a dithienylethene switch

D Roke, C Stuckhardt, W Danowski… - Angewandte …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A multiphotochromic hybrid system is presented in which a light‐driven overcrowded alkene‐
based molecular rotary motor is connected to a dithienylethene photoswitch. Ring closing of …

Drug delivery by controlling a supramolecular host–guest assembly with a reversible photoswitch

N Basílio, U Pischel - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The reversibly switchable trans‐chalcone/flavylium photochromic system was successfully
coupled to the complexation equilibrium of a drug‐cucurbit [7] uril host–guest assembly …

[HTML][HTML] Light and pH responsive catanionic vesicles based on a chalcone/flavylium photoswitch for smart drug delivery: From molecular design to the controlled …

D Moreira, O Regev, N Basílio, EF Marques - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spatially and temporally localized delivery is a promising strategy to circumvent adverse
effects of traditional drug therapy such as drug toxicity and prolonged treatments. Stimuli …

Substituent effect on the photochromic reactivity of bis (2-thienyl) perfluorocyclopentenes

K Uchida, T Matsuoka, S Kobatake, T Yamaguchi… - Tetrahedron, 2001 - Elsevier
Substituent effect on the photochromic reactivity of bis (2-thienyl) perfluorocyclopentenes
was examined. Introduction of phenyl groups having electron-donating substituents on the …