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  1. Cycloparaphenylenes have promise as novel fluorescent materials. However, shifting their fluorescence beyond 510 nm is difficult. Herein, we computationally explore the effect of incorporating electron accepting and electron donating units on CPP photophysical properties at the CAM-B3LYP/6-311G** level. We demonstrate that incorporation of donor and acceptor units may shift the CPP fluorescence as far as 1193 nm. This computational work directs the synthesis of bright red-emitting CPPs. Furthermore, the nanohoop architecture allows for interrogation of strain effects on common conjugated polymer donor and acceptor units. Strain results in a bathochromic shift versus linear variants, demonstrating the value of using strain to push the limits of low band gap materials. 
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  2. Abstract

    Hydrogen sulfide is a biologically important molecule and developing chemical tools that enable further investigations into the functions of H2S is essential. Fluorescent turn‐on H2S probes have been developed for usein celluloandin vivo, but the membrane permeability of these probes can lead to probe leakage and signal attenuation over time. Here we report a cell trappable fluorescent probe for H2S,CT‐MeRhoAz, which is based on a methylrhodolazide scaffold derivatized with an acetoxymethyl ester group. Prior to ester cleavage, theCT‐MeRhoAzprobe generates a 2500‐fold turn‐on response to H2S, which is enhanced to a 3000‐fold response for the carboxylic acid form of the probe. Additionally, the probe is highly selective for H2S over other biologically relevant sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen‐based analytes. Live cell imaging experiments confirmed the biocompatibility ofCT‐MeRhoAzand also that it is cell trappable, unlike the parentMeRhoAzscaffold.

     
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