Amplifying the reactivity of BODIPY photoremovable protecting groups†
Abstract
Conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs or Pdots) are used to sensitize the photorelease reaction of a BODIPY photoremovable protecting group. Sensitization yields effective values of ελΦpr – the product of the extinction coefficient at the irradiation wavelength and the photorelease quantum yield – that are more than 60-fold greater than those measured upon direct excitation.