Chiral helical scaffolds: Unlocking their potential in biomolecular interactions and biomedical applications

G Bouz, J Žádný, J Storch, J Vacek - Biotechnology Advances, 2025 - Elsevier
In nature, various molecules possess spiral geometry. Such helical structures are even
prevalent within the human body, represented classically by DNA and three-dimensional …

Boron-containing helicenes as new generation of chiral materials: opportunities and challenges of leaving the flatland

A Nowak-Król, PT Geppert, KR Naveen - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Increased interest in chiral functional dyes has stimulated activity in the field of boron-
containing helicenes over the past few years. Despite the fact that the introduction of boron …

Enhanced intersystem crossing in a thiohelicene

S Bergwinkl, P Nuernberger, B Dick… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The photophysics of a helicene derivative in which two benzene units are replaced by
thiophene units (thiohelicene, 6H) was studied by steady state and transient absorption and …

Driving Triplet State Population in Benzothioxanthene Imide Dyes: Let's twist!

D Puchán Sánchez, P Josse, N Plassais… - … A European Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Controlling the formation of photoexcited triplet states is critical for many (photo) chemical
and physical applications. Here, we demonstrate that a permanent out‐of‐plane distortion of …

Halogen-substituted meso-BODIPY ethers as effective photosensitizers for antimycotic photodynamic therapy

GB Guseva, EN Lapshina, EV Antina… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
We conducted a comprehensive study of the influence of the molecular structure and solvent
nature on the photophysical properties of the halogen-substituted meso-BODIPY ethers. The …

Construction of Boron Difluoride Complexes with Asymmetric N, N'‐Bidentate Ligands

M Zhao, F Ren, Y Zhou - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Boron difluoride (BF2) complexes with asymmetrical N, N'‐bidentate ligands have received
increasing attention due to their fascinating properties and broad applications. They are …

Helical BODIPY Dyes as Heavy‐Atom‐Free Triplet Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer

S Mula, M Koli - ChemMedChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite of having many advantages over the popular cancer therapies, photodynamic
therapy still is not widely acceptable for clinical applications. Scarcity of efficient triplet …

BODIPY‐Helicene Based Heavy‐Atom‐Free Photocatalyst for Oxidative Coupling of Amines and Photooxidation of Sulfides

M Koli, S Gamre, R Ghosh… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To develop heavy‐atom‐free triplet photosensitizers (PSs) based photocatalysts, we
designed and synthesized two BODIPY‐helicene dyes by fusing the BODIPY core and …

Triad photosensitizers based on iodo-aza-Bodipy and naphthalenediimides (NDI) with broadband absorption: Study of resonance energy transfer and electron …

J Ma, F Zhao, Y Yin, Y Li, D Wu, G Yin, X Gao - Dyes and Pigments, 2025 - Elsevier
Two organic photosensitizers based on resonance energy transfer (A-1 and A-2) are
prepared. Naphthalenediimides was used as intramolecular energy donor and iodo-aza …

Ultrafast Dynamics of a Red-Light-Activated Organic Photocatalyst in the Oxidative Hydroxylation of Phenylboronic Acid

A Kumar, B Thompson, MM Hossain, T Gianetti… - 2024 - chemrxiv.org
Over the past few years, photoredox catalysis has led to significant transformations in
modern synthetic chemistry. It has allowed the development of new synthetic pathways for …