This article reviews activities related to a new photoluminescence phenomenon involving
inexplicable blue fluorescence emissions first observed in simple aliphatic amines and poly …

This review presents an overview of 1→ 2 branched dendrimers and dendrons, created by a
divergent procedure, from their synthesis to modern day applications. The first members of …

This is the second set of Handbook of Porphyrin Science. Porphyrins, phthalocyanines and
their numerous analogues and derivatives are materials of tremendous importance in …

Phthalocyanines are versatile building blocks for fabricating materials at the nanometer
scale. These colored macrocycles exhibit fascinating physical properties which arise from …

The development of dendrimer porphyrins has been inspired and prompted by many
interesting functions of porphyrin derivatives in biological systems. Natural porphyrin …

The following sections are included: List of Abbreviations I. Introduction II. Photochemical
and Photophysical Parameters A. Singlet Oxygen Quantum Yields (ΦΔ) B …

Imino pyridine-capped phosphorus dendrimers were found to strongly enhance the catalytic
activity of copper in arylations and vinylations of O-and N-nucleophiles. These reactions …

Novel microscopies based on nonlinear optical (NLO) phenomena such as two-photon
excited fluorescence (TPEF)[1] are rapidly gaining popularity in biological imaging owing to …

A multivalent phosphorus dendrimer 1G 3 and its corresponding Cu-complex, 1G 3-Cu have
been recently identified as agents retaining high antiproliferative potency. This …

Hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene (HCCP) contains six easily modifiable sites which can be
substituted with multi-functional groups to afford various derivatives for broad applications in …