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    Monitoring excited-state relaxation in a molecular marker in live cells–a case study on astaxanthin
    (London : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2021) Yang, Tingxiang; Chettri, Avinash; Radwan, Basseem; Matuszyk, Ewelina; Baranska, Malgorzata; Dietzek, Benjamin
    Small molecules are frequently used as dyes, labels and markers to visualize and probe biophysical processes within cells. However, very little is generally known about the light-driven excited-state reactivity of such systems when placed in cells. Here an experimental approach to study ps time-resolved excited state dynamics of a benchmark molecular marker, astaxanthin, in live human cells is introduced. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2021.
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    Catalyst Deactivation During Rhodium Complex-Catalyzed Propargylic C-H Activation
    (Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2021) Möller, Saskia; Jannsen, Nora; Rüger, Julia; Drexler, Hans-Joachim; Horstmann, Moritz; Bauer, Felix; Breit, Bernhard; Heller, Detlef
    Detailed mechanistic investigations on our previously reported synthesis of branched allylic esters by the rhodium complex-catalyzed propargylic C−H activation have been carried out. Based on initial mechanistic studies, we present herein more detailed investigations of the reaction mechanism. For this, various analytical (NMR, X-ray crystal structure analysis, Raman) and kinetic methods were used to characterize the formation of intermediates under the reaction conditions. The knowledge obtained by this was used to further optimize the previous conditions and generate a more active catalytic system. © 2021 The Authors. Chemistry - A European Journal published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.