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

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Authors

WEINSTAIN Roy SLANINA Tomáš KAND Dnyaneshwar KLÁN Petr

Year of publication 2020
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Chemical reviews
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Web https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00663
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00663
Keywords Reaction products; Absorption; Phosphates; Aromatic compounds; pH
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Description 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 leaving groups and gasotransmitters (carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, and hydrogen sulfide). The text also covers visible- and NIR-light-induced photosensitized release using molecular sensitizers, quantum dots, and upconversion and second-harmonic nanoparticles, as well as release via photodynamic (photooxygenation by singlet oxygen) and photothermal effects. Release from photo-activatable polymers, micelles, vesicles, and photoswitches, along with the related emerging field of photopharmacology, is discussed at the end of the review.
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