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Moreno Jiménez, Florencio

First Name

Florencio

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Moreno Jiménez

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/79918

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Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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Óptica y Optometría

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Química Orgánica

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Química Orgánica

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Circularly Polarized Luminescence by Visible-Light Absorption in a Chiral O-BODIPY Dye: Unprecedented Design of CPL Organic Molecules from Achiral Chromophores
(Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014) Márquez Sánchez-Carnerero, Esther María; Moreno Jiménez, Florencio; Lora Maroto, Beatriz; Rodríguez Agarrabeitia, Antonia; Ortíz García, María Josefa; Vo, Bryan G.; Muller, Gilles; Moya Cerero, Santiago de la
Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) in simple (small, nonaggregated, nonpolymeric) O-BODIPYs(R)-1 and (S)-1 by irradiation with visible light is first detected as proof of the ability of a new structural design to achieve CPL from inherently achiral monochromophore systems in simple organic molecules. The measured level of CPL (|glum|) in solution falls into the usual range of that obtained from other simple organic molecules (10−5−10−2range), but the latter having more complex architectures since axially chiral chromophores or multichromophore systems are usually required. The new design is based on chirally perturbing the acting achiral chromophore by orthogonally tethering a single axially chiral 1,1′-binaphtyl moiety to it. The latter does not participate as a chromophore in the light-absorption/emission phenom-enon. This simple design opens up new perspectives for the future development of new small-sized CPL organic dyes (e.g., those based on other highly luminescent achiral chromophores and/or chirally perturbing moieties), as well as for the improvement of the CPL properties of the organic molecules spanning their use in photonic applications.
Manipulating Charge-TransferStates in BODIPYs: A ModelStrategy to Rapidly Develop Photodynamic Theragnostic Agents
(Chemistry: a european journal, 2020) Jiménez González, Josué; Prieto Montero, Ruth; Lora Maroto, Beatriz; Moreno Jiménez, Florencio; Ortíz García, María Josefa; Oliden Sánchez, Ainhoa; López Arbeloa, Íñigo María; Martínez Martínez, Virginia; Moya Cerero, Santiago de la
On the basis of a family of BINOL (1,1′-bi-2-naphthol)-based O-BODIPY (dioxyboron dipyrromethene) dyes, it is demonstrated that chemical manipulation of the chromophoric push–pull character, by playing with the electron-donating capability of the BINOL moiety (BINOL versus 3,3'-dibromoBINOL) and with the electron-acceptor ability of the BODIPY core (alkyl substitution degree), is a workable strategy to finely balance fluorescence (singlet-state emitting action) versus the capability to photogenerate cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (triplet-state photosensitizing action). It is also shown that the promotion of a suitable charge-transfer character in the involved chromophore upon excitation enhances the probability of an intersystem crossing phenomenon, which is required to populate the triple state enabling singlet oxygen production. The reported strategy opens up new perspectives for rapid development of smarter agents for photodynamic theragnosis, including heavy-atom-free agents, from a selected organic fluorophore precursor.
Chiral Organic Dyes Endowed with Circularly Polarized Laser Emission
(Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017) Jiménez González, Josué; Cerdán Pedraza, Luis; Moreno Jiménez, Florencio; Maroto, Beatriz Lora; García Moreno, Inmaculada; Lunkley, Jamie L.; Muller, Gilles; Moya Cerero, Santiago de la
The direct generation of efficient, tunable, and switchable circularly polarized laser emission (CPLE) would have far-reaching implications in photonics and material sciences. In this paper, we describe the first chiral simple organic molecules (SOMs) capable of simultaneously sustaining significant chemical robustness, high fluorescence quantum yields, and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) ellipticity levels (|glum|) comparable to those of similar CPL-SOMs. All these parameters altogether enable efficient laser emission and CPLE with ellipticity levels 2 orders of magnitude stronger than the intrinsic CPL ones.
N-BODIPYs Come into Play: Smart Dyes for Photonic Materials
(Chemistry: a european journal, 2017) Ray Leiva, César; Díaz Casado, Laura; Avellanal-Zaballa, Edurne; Bañuelos Prieto, Jorge; Cerdán Pedraza, Luis; García Moreno, Inmaculada; Moreno Jiménez, Florencio; Maroto, Beatriz Lora; López Arbeloa, Íñigo María; Moya Cerero, Santiago de la
N-BODIPYs (diaminoboron dipyrromethenes) are unveiled as a new family of BODIPY dyes with huge technological potential. Synthetic access to these systems has been gained through a judicious design focused on stabilizing the involved diaminoboron chelate. Once stabilized, the obtained N-BODIPYs retain the effective photophysical behavior exhibited by other boron-substituted BODIPYs, such as O-BODIPYs. However, key bonding features of nitrogen compared to those of oxygen (enhanced bond valence and different bond directionality) open up new possibilities forfunctionalizing BODIPYs, allowing an increase in the number of pendant moieties (from two in O-BODIPYs, up to four in N-BODIPYs) near the chromophore and, therefore, greater control of the photophysics. As a proof of concept, the following findings are discussed: (1) the low-cost and straightforward synthesis of a selected series of N-BODIPYs; (2) their outstanding photophysical properties compared to those of related effective dyes (excellent emission signatures, including fluorescence in the solid state; notable lasing capacities in the liquid phase and when doped into polymers; improved laser performance compared to the parent F-BODIPYs); (3) the versatility of the diaminoboron moiety in allowing the generation of multifunctionalized BODIPYs, permitting access to both symmetric and asymmetric dyes; (4) the capability of such versatility to finely modulate the dye photophysics towards different photonic applications, from lasing to chemosensing.
BINOLated aminostyryl BODIPYs: a workable organic molecular platform for NIR circularly polarized luminescence
(Chemical Communications, 2021) Jiménez González, Josué; Díaz Norambuena, Carolina; Serrano Villar, Sergio; Ma, Shing Cho; Moreno Jiménez, Florencio; Maroto, Beatriz Lora; Bañuelos Prieto, Jorge; Muller, Gilles; Moya Cerero, Santiago de la
The accessible at-boron-BINOLated 3,5-bis(4-aminostyryl)ated BODIPY scaffold is highlighted as a workable platform for developing enantiopure small organic molecules exhibiting CPL in the NIR region, even in water solution, the latter being key for CPL-based bioapplications. Synthetic simplicity, noticeable chiroptical efficiency in the NIR and the possibility to access water-soluble emitters pave the way for advancing CPL tools based on organic emitters and NI radiation.
Modulating ICT emission: a new strategy to manipulate the CPL sign in chiral emitters
(Chemical Communications, 2019) Jiménez González, Josué; Moreno Jiménez, Florencio; Maroto, Beatriz Lora; Cabreros, Trevor A.; Huy, Angelenia S.; Muller, Gilles; Bañuelos Prieto, Jorge; Moya Cerero, Santiago de la
A new strategy to manipulate the circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) handedness in chiral emitters, based on modulating the population of an emissive ICT state, is proposed. Such a strategy is particularly interesting for conformationally rigid and non-aggregating chiral organic emitters, opening up new perspectives for the development of CPL application based on organic molecules
BOPHYs versus BODIPYs: A comparison of their performance as effective multi-function organic dyes
(Dyes and Pigments, 2019) Sola Llano, Rebeca; Jiménez, J.; Avellanal Zaballa, Edurne; Johnson, M.; Cabreros, Trevor A.; Moreno Jiménez, Florencio; Maroto, Beatriz Lora; Muller, Gilles; Bañuelos Prieto, Jorge; Cerdán Pedraza, Luis; García Moreno, Inmaculada; Moya Cerero, Santiago de la
The computationally-aided photophysical and lasing properties of a selected battery of BOPHYs are described and compared to those of related BODIPY counterparts. The present joined theoretical-experimental study helps to put into context the weaknesses and strengths of both dye families under different irradiation conditions. The chemical versatility of the BOPHY scaffold has been also comparatively explored to modulate key photonic properties towards the development of red-emitting dyes, chiroptical dyes and singlet oxygen photosensitizers. Thus, BOPHY BINOLation by fluorine substitution with enantiopure BINOLs endows the BOPHY chromophore with chiroptical activity, as supporting by the simulated circular dichroism, decreasing deeply its fluorescent response due to the promotion of fluorescence-quenching intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). Interestingly, the sole alkylation of the BOPHY core strongly modulates the promotion of ICT, allowing the generation of highly bright BINOL-based BOPHY dyes. Moreover, 3,3′ dibromoBINOLating BOPHYs can easily achieve singlet-oxygen photogeneration, owing to spin-orbit coupling mediated by heavy-atom effect feasible in view of the theoretically predicted disposition of the bromines surrounding the chromophore. From this background, we have established the master guidelines to design bright fluorophores and laser dyes, photosensitizers for singlet oxygen production and chiroptical dyes based on BOPHYs. The possibility to finely mix and balance such properties in angiven molecular scaffold outstands BOPHYs as promising dyes competing with the well-settled BODIPY dyes
Spiranic BODIPYs: a ground-breaking design to improve the energy transfer in molecular cassettes
(Chemical Communications, 2014) Márquez Sánchez-Carnerero, Esther María; Gartzia-Rivero, Leire; Moreno Jiménez, Florencio; Lora Maroto, Beatriz; Rodríguez Agarrabeitia, Antonia; Ortiz García, María Josefa; Bañuelos Prieto, Jorge; López Arbeloa, Íñigo María; Moya Cerero, Santiago De La
Boosted excitation energy transfer in spiranic O BODIPY/polyarenecassettes, when compared with the parent non-spiranic (flexible) system, is highlighted as a proof for the ability of a new structural design to improve the energy transfer in molecular cassettes
Bis(haloBODIPYs) with Labile Helicity: Valuable Simple Organic Molecules That Enable Circularly Polarized Luminescence
(Chemistry: a european journal, 2016) Ray Leiva, César; Márquez Sánchez-Carnerero, Esther María; Moreno Jiménez, Florencio; Lora Maroto, Beatriz; Rodríguez Agarrabeitia, Antonia; Ortiz García, María Josefa; López Arbeloa, Íñigo María; Bañuelos Prieto, Jorge; Cohovi, Komlan D.; Lunkley, jamie L.; Muller, Gilles; Moya Cerero, Santiago De La
Simple organic molecules (SOM) based on bis(haloBODIPY) are shown to enable circularly polarized luminescence (CPL), giving rise to a new structural design for technologically valuable CPL-SOMs. The established design comprises together synthetic accessibility, labile helicity, possibility of reversing the handedness of the circularly polarized emission, and reactive functional groups, making it unique and attractive as advantageous platform for the development of smart CPL-SOMs.
Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Simple Organic Molecules
(Chemistry: a european journal, 2015) Márquez Sánchez-Carnerero, Esther María; Rodríguez Agarrabeitia, Antonia; Moreno Jiménez, Florencio; Lora Maroto, Beatriz; Muller, Gilles; Ortiz García, María Josefa; Moya Cerero, Santiago De La
This article aims to show the identity of “circularly polarized luminescent active simple organic molecules” as a new concept in organic chemistry due to the potential interest of these molecules, as availed by the exponentially growing number of research articles related to them. In particular, it describes and highlights the interest and difficulty in developing chiral simple (small and non-aggregated) organic molecules able to emit left- or right-circularly polarized light efficiently, the efforts realized up to now to reach this challenging objective, and the most significant milestones achieved to date. General guidelines for the preparation of these interesting molecules are also presented.