Abiotic acyl transfer cascades driven by aminoacyl phosphate esters and self-assembly

MD Pol, R Thomann, Y Thomann… - Journal of the American …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Biochemical acyl transfer cascades, such as those initiated by the adenylation of carboxylic
acids, are central to various biological processes, including protein synthesis and fatty acid …

Light, Switch, Action! The Influence of Geometrical Photoisomerization in an Adaptive Self-Assembled System

M Ovalle, CN Stindt, BL Feringa - Journal of the American …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
The ubiquitous ability of natural dynamic nanostructures to adapt to environmental changes
is a highly desirable property for chemical systems, particularly in the development of …

Visible‐Light‐Driven Solid‐State Fluorescent Photoswitches for High‐Level Information Encryption

Z Han, M He, G Wang, JM Lehn… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Develo** visible‐light‐driven fluorescent photoswitches in the solid state remains an
enormous challenge in smart materials. Such photoswitches are obtained from …

Photoresponsive tetracoordinate arylboron smart molecules: Strategies for molecular design and photoresponse mechanisms

J Wang, M Li, H Gao, L **e, X Zheng, G Liu… - Smart …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photoresponsive smart materials, which exhibit swift or instantaneous responses to external
light stimuli, are pivotal for advancing the development of novel smart devices. Among these …

Switching Sides: Regiochemistry and Functionalization Dictate the Photoswitching Properties of Imines

J Wu, L Kreimendahl… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2025‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photoswitchable imines demonstrate light‐dependent dynamic covalent chemistry and can
function as molecular ratchets. However, the design of aryliminopyrazoles (AIPs) has been …

Precise Assembly/Disassembly of Homo-Type and Hetero-Type Macrocycles with Photoresponsive and Non-Photoresponsive Dynamic Covalent Bonds

J Deng, H Lu, H Ye, Y Hai, Z Liu, L You - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2025‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Dynamic covalent macrocycles offer the advantage of tunable ring-open/ring-closure and
structural transformation, but their control with precision remains a daunting task due to the …

Iminobispyrazole (IBP) photoswitches: two pyrazole rings can be better than one

J Wu, C Li, L Kreimendahl, JL Greenfield - Chemical Communications, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
We recently demonstrated that suitably functionalised aryliminopyrazoles can exhibit useful
photoswitching properties. This study investigates the photoswitching potential of …

The selective and sensitive fluorogenic detection of hydrogen gas using a transition metal activator and a naphthalene-based dye

B Mutus, M Potter, S Debnath, P Mandapati, K Schmidt… - 2024‏ - researchsquare.com
Abstract Hydrogen (H 2 (g)) is a viable green fossil fuel alternative as its combustion yields
only water and energy. However, H 2 (g) is highly flammable, explosive, and lacks odor …