A Self-Assembling Flavin for Visible Photooxidation

Michele Cariello; Bart Dietrich; Lisa Thomson; Valentina Gauci; Alistair Boyer; Stephen Sproules; Graeme Cooke; Annela Seddon; Dave J Adams

doi:10.1002/chem.202201725

A Self-Assembling Flavin for Visible Photooxidation

Chemistry. 2022 Sep 1;28(49):e202201725. doi: 10.1002/chem.202201725. Epub 2022 Jul 12.

Authors

Michele Cariello¹, Bart Dietrich¹, Lisa Thomson¹, Valentina Gauci¹, Alistair Boyer¹, Stephen Sproules¹, Graeme Cooke¹, Annela Seddon², Dave J Adams¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
² School of Physics, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK.

Abstract

A new flavin-based gelator is reported which forms micellar structures at high pH and gels at low pH. This flavin can be used for the photooxidation of thiols under visible light, with the catalytic efficiency being linked to the self-assembled structures present.

Keywords: catalysis; flavin; gel; oxidation; supramolecular.

MeSH terms

Catalysis
Flavins* / chemistry
Gels / chemistry
Light*
Organic Chemicals
Oxidation-Reduction

Substances

Flavins
Gels
Organic Chemicals

Abstract

MeSH terms

Substances

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