A Self‐Assembling Flavin for Visible Photooxidation

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 selfassembled structures present.

Flavin based supramolecular gel displaying multi-stimuli triggered sol–gel transition

“…flavin moiety, displaying excellent redox activity along with the luminescent nature in various biological phenomena, 17 has scarcely been used as a low molecular weight gelator. Previous reports on flavin-based supramolecular gels constitute either an N3 diphenylalanine-conjugated flavopeptide analogue 18 or an octadecanoyl esterified riboflavin analogue 19 and these were investigated for enhanced catalytic activity involving immobilized flavin onto a gel matrix.…”