Eszter Borbas group

Development of biological tools.
Our research
The research in Borbas group concerns the development of diverse biological tools – which we also play with to some extent.
Our research project are:
- Luminescent probes for biological applications.
- Tetrapyrrole chemistry: synthesis method development, photophysics, and applications in supramolecular chemistry and biology.
More information
For more information regarding our research, please check out the Borbas group's own website.
Group members
Publications
A Sm(II)-based catalyst for the reduction of dinitrogen, nitrite, and nitrate to ammonia or urea
Part of Chem, 2025
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Photocatalytic product-selective reduction of CO2, CO and carbonates.
Part of Chem, 2025
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Luminescent Lanthanide Complexes with Fluorinated Heterocycles as Light-Harvesting Antennae
Part of European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2025
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Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 594-605, 2025
- DOI for Divalent intermediates in lanthanide-based photocatalysts: spectroscopic characterization and reactivity
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Part of Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, p. 1398-1408, 2023
Photocatalytic Generation of Divalent Lanthanide Reducing Agents
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 22555-22562, 2023
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Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 16596-16604, 2022
- DOI for Improved emission of Yb(iii) ions in triazacyclononane-based macrocyclic ligands compared to cyclen-based ones
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Part of Analysis & Sensing, 2022
- DOI for Analysis of Anion Binding Effects on the Sensitized Luminescence of Macrocyclic Europium(III) Complexes
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Part of Chemical Communications, p. 6853-6856, 2022
- DOI for Tuning the photophysical properties of luminescent lanthanide complexes through regioselective antenna fluorination
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Sensitization Pathways in NIR-Emitting Yb(III) Complexes Bearing 0, +1, +2, or +3 Charges
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 21056-21067, 2022
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Part of Analytical Chemistry, p. 1842-1850, 2021
Electron transfer pathways in photoexcited lanthanide(iii) complexes of picolinate ligands
Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 4244-4254, 2021
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Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 16670-16677, 2021
- DOI for Reduced quenching effect of pyridine ligands in highly luminescent Ln(iii) complexes: the role of tertiary amide linkers
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C-glycosylated pyrroles and their application in dipyrromethane and porphyrin synthesis
Part of Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, p. 741-755, 2021
Investigation of the demetallation of 10-aryl substituted synthetic chlorins under acidic conditions
Part of Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2020
Lanthanide(III) Complexes of Cyclen Triacetates and Triamides Bearing Tertiary Amide-Linked Antennae
Part of Molecules, 2020
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Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 106-117, 2020
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 13190-13200, 2020
Attempted syntheses of N-confused hydroporphyrins through modified Lindsey routes
Part of Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, p. 589-598, 2019
Isolation and Characterization of a Monoprotonated Hydroporphyrin
Part of European Journal of Organic Chemistry, p. 7051-7056, 2018
The role of photoinduced electron transfer in the quenching of sensitized Europium emission
Part of Coordination chemistry reviews, p. 1-9, 2018
Highly luminescent lanthanide complexes sensitised by tertiary amide-linked carbostyril antennae
Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 10702-10714, 2018
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Lanthanide-based tools for the investigation of cellular environments
Part of Chemical Communications, p. 10021-10035, 2018
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Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 10975-10979, 2018
Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 3044-3054, 2017
Rational Synthesis of 2-Bromoporphyrins and 2,12-Dibromoporphyrins
Part of Journal of Organic Chemistry, p. 12908-12913, 2017
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 5756-5767, 2017
Part of Inorganica Chimica Acta, p. 148-158, 2017
- DOI for Synthesis and photophysical characterization of luminescent lanthanide complexes of nucleotide-functionalized cyclen-and dipicolinate-based ligands
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Part of Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 2017
Part of Chemistry - A European Journal, p. 4089-4095, 2017
- DOI for Furan- and Thiophene-Based Auxochromes Red-shift Chlorin Absorptions and Enable Oxidative Chlorin Polymerizations
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Directly linked hydroporphyrin dimers
Part of Chemical Communications, p. 9056-9058, 2016
Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 8174-8176, 2015
AROMATICITY A light-switched yin and yang pair
Part of Nature Chemistry, p. 373-375, 2015
Multiplex detection of enzymatic activity with responsive lanthanide-based luminescent probes
Part of Angewandte Chemie International Edition, p. 1787-1790, 2015
Synthesis and characterisation of lanthanide-hydroporphyrin dyads
Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 2541-2553, 2015
Mild Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Dipyrromethanes and Their Analogues
Part of Synlett, p. 484-488, 2015
Synthesis and characterization of lanthanide-tetrapyrrole dyads
Part of Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 2014
Lanthanide-based luminescent probes for the detection of enzymatic activity
Part of Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 2014
Part of Coordination chemistry reviews, p. 30-46, 2014
Part of Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 2014
Analyte-switchable singlet oxygen generating lanthanide complexes
Part of Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 2013
Biological tools based on trivalent lanthanides
Part of Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 2013
A Versatile Long-Wavelength-Absorbing Scaffold for Eu-Based Responsive Probes
Part of Chemistry - A European Journal, p. 3099-3109, 2013
Synthesis of Chlorin-Sensitized Near Infrared-Emitting Lanthanide Complexes
Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 10366-10374, 2012
Luminescent Lanthanide Complexes with Analyte-Triggered Antenna Formation
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 9832-9835, 2012
Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 7660-7669, 2012