Multiwavelength Control of Mixtures Using Visible Light-Absorbing Photocages

J Org Chem. 2021 Jul 16;86(14):9781-9787. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00658. Epub 2021 Jul 1.

Abstract

Selective deprotection of functional groups using different wavelengths of light is attractive for materials synthesis as well as for achieving independent photocontrol over substrates in biological systems. Here, we show that mixtures of recently developed visible light-absorbing BODIPY-derived photoremovable protecting groups (PRPGs) and a coumarin-derived PRPG can undergo wavelength-selective activation, giving independent optical control over a mixture of photocaged substrates using biologically benign long-wavelength light.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Light*