Enabling artificial photosynthesis systems with molecular recycling: A review of photo- and electrochemical methods for regenerating organic sacrificial electron donors

• Grace A. Lowe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1198–1215, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.88

• photocatalyst composites, such as decorated quantum dots [4]. Most of the particulate Z-schemes use inorganic rather than organic redox mediators [2]. Interestingly, soluble redox mediators can be replaced by conducting substrates in inorganic Z-schemes to create ‘redox mediator-free’ schemes [2][4]. For

Selective recognition of ATP by multivalent nano-assemblies of bisimidazolium amphiphiles through “turn-on” fluorescence response

• Rakesh Biswas,
• Surya Ghosh,
• Shubhra Kanti Bhaumik and
• Supratim Banerjee

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2728–2738, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.223

• [36][37][38], conjugated polymers [39][40][41][42], quantum dots [43][44] and sensors based on organic receptors such as imidazolium, ammonium, guanidinium [45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52], etc. have also been developed. Imidazolium based synthetic receptors typically utilize a combination of

Dawn of a new era in industrial photochemistry: the scale-up of micro- and mesostructured photoreactors

• Emine Kayahan,
• Mathias Jacobs,
• Leen Braeken,
• Leen C.J. Thomassen,
• Simon Kuhn,
• Tom van Gerven and
• M. Enis Leblebici

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2484–2504, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.202

Heterogeneous photocatalysis in flow chemical reactors

• Christopher G. Thomson,
• Ai-Lan Lee and
• Filipe Vilela

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1495–1549, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.125

• different examples for each of these categories, with subtle differences between them; inorganic semiconductors other than TiO2, such as ceria (CeO2) [157], CdS [162], polyoxometalates [163][164], quantum dots [165][166][167][168], and many other examples [18][169][170]. Organic semiconductors could include

Emission solvatochromic, solid-state and aggregation-induced emissive α-pyrones and emission-tuneable 1H-pyridines by Michael addition–cyclocondensation sequences

• Natascha Breuer,
• Irina Gruber,
• Christoph Janiak and
• Thomas J. J. Müller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2684–2703, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.262

• prerequisites for the application of fluorescent substances in chemistry, medicine and materials science [1]. With this respect emissive small molecules [2], fluorescent proteins [3], and quantum dots have received considerable attention and remarkable progress in their synthesis and photophysics has been

A photochemical determination of luminescence efficiency of upconverting nanoparticles

• Baptiste Amouroux,
• Clément Roux,
• Jean-Claude Micheau,
• Fabienne Gauffre and
• Christophe Coudret

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2671–2677, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.260

• lanthanides used. The main application foreseen for these nanomaterials is as a substitute of quantum dots [3], since the combination of anti-Stokes emission and noncoherent absorption prevent any luminescence background. Their extreme photostability [4] make them also ideal candidates for single particle

Fluorescent phosphorus dendrimers excited by two photons: synthesis, two-photon absorption properties and biological uses

• Anne-Marie Caminade,
• Artem Zibarov,
• Eduardo Cueto Diaz,
• Aurélien Hameau,
• Maxime Klausen,
• Kathleen Moineau-Chane Ching,
• Jean-Pierre Majoral,
• Jean-Baptiste Verlhac,
• Olivier Mongin and
• Mireille Blanchard-Desce

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2287–2303, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.221

• widespread popularity of TPE (also named TPA, for two-photon absorption) in the biology community, with on one side, the advent of two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy [4], even for research clinical uses [5], and on the other side with the discovery of the TPA properties of quantum dots (inorganic

• nanocrystals [6]), widely used for imaging live cells, for in vivo imaging and diagnostics [7]. Even if the properties of quantum dots have been compared with those of classical organic fluorophores [8], organic fluorophores having giant TPA properties are far less common [9], although there are noticeable

• quenching is prevented thanks to the design of the fluorophore [42]. It should be noted that the largest dendrimers, in particular generation 4, display very large two-photon absorption cross-sections (σ2 up to 55,900 GM), which are comparable to those measured for the best quantum dots [43]. Thus these

N-doped carbon dots covalently functionalized with pillar[5]arenes for Fe³⁺ sensing

• Jia Gao,
• Ming-Xue Wu,
• Dihua Dai,
• Zhi Cai,
• Yue Wang,
• Wenhui Fang,
• Yan Wang and
• Ying-Wei Yang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1262–1267, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.123

• ) as a rising star in fluorescent nanomaterials have attracted wide attention in terms of preparation and application [1][2][3][4]. Fluorescent C-dots possess advantages over organic dyes and traditional semiconductor quantum dots due to their high solubility, facile modification, desirable chemical

Application of olefin metathesis in the synthesis of functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) and POSS-containing polymeric materials

• Patrycja Żak and
• Cezary Pietraszuk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 310–332, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.28

• amorphous polymeric grafts in another block. Hierarchical self-assembly of rodlike copolymer was studied from the point of view of its utility in producing highly ordered 1D photonic crystals. Surface-initiated ROMP was used to grow an organic corona phase on the surface of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots [39

• copolymer layers directly onto the quantum dots (Scheme 31) [55]. Conclusion Olefin metathesis, a universal tool in organic and polymer synthesis, offers numerous advantages for the synthesis of POSS-based materials. Ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts tolerate the presence of water, air and nearly

• polynorbornene containing POSS and PEO pendant groups. Synthesis of rodlike POSS−bottlebrush block copolymers [54]. Surface-initiated ROMP producing copolymer layers on the surface of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots. Acknowledgements Financial support from the National Science Centre (Poland), (project No. UMO-2011/03/B

Fluorogenic PNA probes

• Tirayut Vilaivan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 253–281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.17

• [148][149]. Quantum dots (QDs) are another class of nanomaterial that offer great promise as a FRET partner for fluorescence detection of nucleic acids [150][151][152][153]. Despite the fact that several examples of QDs and oligonucleotide probes for DNA/RNA detection are known [154][155], the use of

Phosphonic acid: preparation and applications

• Charlotte M. Sevrain,
• Mathieu Berchel,
• Hélène Couthon and
• Paul-Alain Jaffrès

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2186–2213, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.219

• develop bone targeting which was assessed for therapy [96] and imaging [97][98]. Finally, the phosphonic acid group was also employed to immobilize organic or organometallic molecules on the surface of metal oxide [99][100] (Al2O3 [101], TiO2 [102][103], SnO2 [104], Fe3O4 [105], ZnO [106]), CdSe quantum

• dots [107] and used as anchoring group for dye-sensitized solar cells [108][109][110] or for the immobilization of organocatalyst [111][112]. Phosphonic acid was also used for coating superparamagnetic iron oxide (e.g., magnetite) assessed as contrast agent in magnetic resonance imaging [113] or to

Glyco-gold nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

• Federica Compostella,
• Olimpia Pitirollo,
• Alessandro Silvestri and
• Laura Polito

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1008–1021, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.100

• -modified β-galactose derivative was used to coat 10 nm AuNPs and mixed with amino-terminated quantum dots (CdTe, QD). As a consequence of the strong hydrogen bonds among QD amines and hydroxy groups of galactose, a complex of QD-AuNPs occurred as confirmed by using fluorescence resonance energy transfer

Synthesis of D-manno-heptulose via a cascade aldol/hemiketalization reaction

• Yan Chen,
• Xiaoman Wang,
• Junchang Wang and
• You Yang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 795–799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.79

• evaluation of carbohydrate–lectin interactions by conjugation with fluorescent quantum dots via click chemistry [13][14]. Besides, differentially protected D-manno-heptulose building blocks could serve as valuable precursors for the synthesis of C-glycosides [15][16]. The known synthesis of D-manno-heptulose

Fluorescent carbon dots from mono- and polysaccharides: synthesis, properties and applications

• Stephen Hill and
• M. Carmen Galan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 675–693, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.67

• traditional semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). Particularly in the areas of live imaging and drug delivery, due to their water solubility, low toxicity and photo- and chemical stability. Carbohydrates are readily available chiral biomolecules in nature which offer an attractive and cheap starting material from

• probing biological interactions and in biomedical applications [2][3][4][5][6]. Among these novel type of probes, luminescent semiconductors, quantum dots (QDs), which possess a narrow emission spectra and common excitation, superior photostability and electron density when compared to organic

Extrusion – back to the future: Using an established technique to reform automated chemical synthesis

• Deborah E. Crawford

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 65–75, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.9

• industry, generally for the dispersion of materials (e.g., graphene or quantum dots) into polymers [7]. However, REX is also employed as a technique to synthesise polymers or to carry out post synthetic polymer modification (e.g., functionalisation of polymer chains) via organic transformations, which in

Organic chemistry meets polymers, nanoscience, therapeutics and diagnostics

• Vincent M. Rotello

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1638–1646, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.161

• organs – after shooting them into mice [74]. More recently, we bought an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) mass spectrometer that allows us to quantify elements. We have used ICP together with LDI to determine the stability of quantum dots [75] and gold nanoparticles in cells [76]. Once again, a tribute

Efficient synthesis of phenylene-ethynylene rods and their use as rigid spacers in divalent inhibitors

• Francesca Pertici,
• Norbert Varga,
• Arnoud van Duijn,
• Matias Rey-Carrizo,
• Anna Bernardi and
• Roland J. Pieters

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 215–222, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.25

• and molecule types have been used depending on the desired geometry, such as ring formation [9], carbohydrate–triazole conjugation [10], aryl–alkyne linked structures [11][12][13][14][15] and the use of DNA as a rigid bridge between silver nanoparticles and quantum dots [5]. Among the rigid linking

Sexithiophenes as efficient luminescence quenchers of quantum dots

• Christopher R. Mason,
• Yang Li,
• Paul O’Brien,
• Neil J. Findlay and
• Peter J. Skabara

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1722–1731, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.202

• dot emission was studied by photoluminescence spectroscopy and compared with the performance of alkyl end-capped sexithiophenes 2a and 2b. Keywords: electrochemistry; luminescence quenching; quantum dots; sexithiophenes; synthesis; Introduction Structurally well-defined oligothiophenes as functional

• [14]. In this article, the role of dimethylamino end-capping groups in coordinating to nanocrystalline particles is reported. Recently, there has been significant interest in small, nanocrystalline particles, or quantum dots, from both a fundamental point of view, and also with regards to their

• potential role in a range of device architectures [15][16]. Additionally, the formation of blends of conjugated oligomers and quantum dots can lead to attractive properties, taking advantage of facile charge transfer due to the high electron affinity of the quantum dot nanoparticles [17][18], as well as