reviewChemical ReviewsOct 30, 2020HYBRID OA

Visible-to-NIR-Light Activated Release: From Small Molecules to Nanomaterials

RWRoy WeinstainTSTomáš SlaninaDKDnyaneshwar KandPKPetr Klán

Tel Aviv University · Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable) protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to enable non-invasive spatiotemporal photochemical control over the release of species of interest. Recent years have seen the development of PPGs activatable by biologically and chemically benign visible and near-infrared (NIR) light. These long-wavelength-absorbing moieties expand the applicability of this powerful method and its accessibility to non-specialist users. This review comprehensively covers organic and transition metal-containing photoactivatable compounds (complexes) that absorb in the visible- and NIR-range to release various…

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  • Chemistry
  • Photochemistry
  • Visible spectrum
  • Singlet oxygen
  • Small molecule
  • Photooxygenation
  • Nanomaterials
  • Nanoparticle
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life in Land
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