The synthesis of a methanofullerene platform bearing on one side an alkyne and on the other a protected alkyne is reported. This clickable fullerene building block was functionalized by two distinct BODIPY azido derivatives using a 1 st CuAAC/alkyne…
Jad Rabah, Lyne Yonkeu, Karen Wright, Anne Vallée, Rachel Méallet-Renault, Minh-Huong Ha-Thi, Anam Fatima, Gilles Clavier, Hélène Fensterbank, Emmanuel Allard
Visible and infrared reflectance imaging spectroscopy is one of the several non-invasive techniques used during Operation Night Watch for the study of Rembrandt’s iconic masterpiece The Night Watch (1642). The goals of this project include the…
Francesca Gabrieli, John Delaney, Robert Erdmann, Victor Gonzalez, Annelies van Loon, Patrick Smulders, Roy Berkeveld, Robert van Langh, Katrien Keune
Despite numerous studies emphasizing the plasmonic impact on fluorescence, the design of a dynamic system allowing on-demand fluorescence switching in a single nanostructure remains challenging. The reversibility of fluorescence switching and the…
Dana Kamzabek, Brieuc Le Dé, Liliane Coche-Guérente, Fabien Miomandre, Galina V Dubacheva
A molecular clip combining a doubly substituted fluorescent anion-π donor probe and two flexible arms bearing H-bond motifs constitutes a new generation of anion receptors. Five simultaneous non-covalent interactions are highlighted by theoretical…
Romain Plais, Hamza Boufroura, Guy Gouarin, Anne Gaucher, Violette Haldys, Arnaud Brosseau, Gilles Clavier, Jean-Yves Salpin, Damien Prim
Terthiazoles with redox-active substituents like an N-methyl pyridinium group and ferrocene have been synthesized and their photo- and electro-chromic behaviors were investigated. The presence of two lateral N-methyl pyridinium substituents in the…
Nicolò Baggi, Anne Léaustic, Sihem Groni, Elodie Anxolabéhère-Mallart, Régis Guillot, Rémi Métivier, François Maurel, Pei Yu
The development of mechano-responsive fluorescent materials is essential for the design and construction of reliable and versatile sensors for mechanical stress. Herein, novel energy transfer-based systems with tetrazine fluorophore and a…