Stronger π··· π interaction leads to a smaller thermal expansion in some charge transfer complexes

VG Saraswatula, D Sharada, BK Saha - Crystal Growth & Design, 2018 - ACS Publications
Crystal structures and thermal expansion properties have been studied for
hexamethylbenzene (HMB), picric acid (PIC), tetracyanobenzene (TCB), HMB–PIC complex …

1, 7-Dipyrene-Containing Aza-BODIPYs: Are Pyrene Groups Effective as Ligands To Promote and Direct Complex Formation with Common Nanocarbon Materials?

YV Zatsikha, TS Blesener, PC Goff… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A series of 1, 7-dipyrene-aza-BODIPY and 1, 7-dipyrene-3, 5-diferrocene-aza-BODIPY
derivatives 5a–e with pyrene ligands covalently attached to the β-pyrrolic positions of the …

Optical modulation of cell nucleus penetration and singlet oxygen release of a switchable platinum complex

Z Ziani, S Cobo, N Berthet, G Royal - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
The activation of anticancer molecules with visible light constitutes an elegant strategy to
target tumors and to improve the selectivity of treatments. In this context, we report here a …

Rational design of [e]-fusion induced high-performance DHP/CPD based photoswitches

L Han, H Li, X Zuo, Q Gao, D Li, B Cui… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
We report an effective strategy for improving the electronic transport and switching behaviors
of dimethyldihydropyrene/cyclophanediene (DHP/CPD)-based molecular devices, an …

The Negative Photochromism of Dimethyldihydropyrene π‐Switches

S Bandyopadhyay - … Properties, and Applications, 2 Volume Set, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The dimethyldihydropyrene (DHP) system was first synthesized by Boekelheide and
coworkers in the 1960s as a synthetic feat to understand the aromaticity of the 14π aromatic …