Publications

Torres-Huerta, A., De J. Velásquez-Hernández, M., Lempereur, S., Troian-Gautier, L., Veronesi, G., & Valkenier, H. (2026). Color-tunable luminescent TbxEuy(BDC) complexes assembled within liposome-based nanoreactors. Cell Reports Physical Science, 7(5), 103312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2026.103312 (Original work published 2026)

Thunissen, T., Troian-Gautier, L., & Glaser, F. (2026). The Rehm–Weller Approach to Experimentally Determine the Ground-State Geometry Triplet Energy of a Co(III) Photosensitizer. Inorganic Chemistry, 65(16), 9091-9106. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c00585 (Original work published 2026)

Bourgois, C., Troian-Gautier, L., & Kitzmann, W. (2026). [Ru(bpy) ₃ ] ²⁺ : The Ongoing Story of a Photochemical Icon. Inorganic Chemistry, 65(14), 7549-7577. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c00560 (Original work published 2026)

Nair, V., Manna, M., Brisco, T., Scriven, J., De Kreijger, S., Troian-Gautier, L., & Tambar, U. (2026). Photocatalytic carbonyl alkylative amination via direct C–H functionalization. Chem Catalysis, 6(2), 101582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2025.101582 (Original work published 2026)

Scriven, J., Chattapadhyay, D., Glaser, F., Elias, B., Michaudel, Q., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2026). Triplet Energy Transfer as a Handle to Tune 1,2-Dialkyldiazene Fragmentation in Radical C(sp ³ )–C(sp ² ) Cross-Coupling. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 148(8), 8993-9005. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c22244 (Original work published 2026)

Abudayyeh, A. M., De Kreijger, S., Grau, S., Eryılmaz, E., Robeyns, K., Ertem, M. Z., Llobet, A., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2026). Enhanced Electrocatalytic and Selective CO2-to-CO Reduction by a Rhenium(I) Complex Bearing 6,6′-Substituted 2,2′-Bipyridines. ACS Catalysis, 16(1), 542-554. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c06871 (Original work published 2026)

Wu, M., Hanssens, J., Russo, C., Walia, R., Giustiniano, M., Troian-Gautier, L., Saya, J., Orru, R., & Ranjan, P. (2026). Non-innocent behaviour of aromatic isocyanides under visible light: a pathway to thioformimidates and dehydroalanine. Chemical Science, 17(11), 5387-5393. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sc07984e (Original work published 2026)

Brisco, T. A., De Kreijger, S., Nair, V. N., Troian-Gautier, L., & Tambar, U. K. (2025). Photocatalytic Synthesis of Substituted 2-Aryl Morpholines via Diastereoselective Annulation. Journal of the American chemical society, 147(17), 14605-14613. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c01832 (Original work published 2025)

Glaser, F., Beneventi, G. M., Cadranel, A., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2025). Beyond Common Energy Transfer: Intramolecular Electron Transfer Cascade Controls Triplet Population of a Long-Lived Iron-Anthracene Molecular Dyad. ACS Central Science, 11(10), 1870-1881. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.5c01040 (Original work published 2025)

Satheesh, L. N., Achilleos, K., Abudayyeh, A. M., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2025). Challenges and Opportunities in the Use of Iron Photosensitizers for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells and Photoelectrosynthetic Cells Applications. EcoEnergy, 1(1), 00:e70001. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece2.70001 (Original work published 2025)

Bourgois, C., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2025). A rationale for charge carrier lifetimes in transition metal semiconductors. Nature Chemistry, 17(9), 1301-1303. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-025-01913-w (Original work published 2025)

Moya, C., Brion, N., Troian-Gautier, L., Jabin, I., & Bruylants, G. (2025). Robust calix[4]arene-polyethyleneimine coated iron oxide nanoparticles for enhanced recovery of gold and platinum chloride complexes. Environmental Science: Nano, 12(1), 777-790. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4en00408f (Original work published 2025)

Chantry, N., Cotic, A., De Kreijger, S., Di Forti, R., Elias, B., Troian-Gautier, L., & Cadranel, A. (2025). Nature of Anti‐Dissipative High‐Energy Excited States in Quaterpyridine‐Bridged Ruthenium Complexes. Angewandte Chemie, 1(1), e202507738. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202507738 (Original work published 2025)

Li, P., Bourgois, C., Glaser, F., De Kreijger, S., Cadranel, A., Troian-Gautier, L., & Hu, K. (2025). Outcompeting Thermodynamics: Ion-Pairing and Coulombic Interactions to Trigger Perfluoroacetate Intra-Ionic Photooxidation for Perfluoroalkylation Reactions. Journal of the American chemical society, 147(14), 12082-12091. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c00129 (Original work published 2025)

Glaser, F., De Kreijger, S., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2025). Two Birds, One Stone: Microsecond Dark Excited-State Lifetime and Large Cage Escape Yield Afforded by an Iron–Anthracene Molecular Dyad. Journal of the American chemical society, 147(10), 8559-8567. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c17167 (Original work published 2025)

De Kreijger, S., Cauët, E., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2024). Synthesis of Ru(II) and Os(II) Photosensitizers Bearing one 9,10-diamino-1,4,5,8-tetraazaphenanthrene Scaffold. Dalton Transactions, 53, 10270-10284. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4dt01077a (Original work published 2024)

De Kreijger, S., Glaser, F., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2024). From photons to reactions: key concepts in photoredox catalysis. Chem Catalysis, 101110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2024.101110 (Original work published 2024)

Bourgois, C., De Kreijger, S., Xu, B., Tambar, U. K., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2024). Spectroscopic Investigation of the Remote C–H Allylation of Amides via Photoredox and Nickel Dual Catalysis. Synlett : accounts and rapid communications in synthetic organic chemistry, 35, A-F. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2259-3594 (Original work published 2024)

De Kreijger, S., Ripak, A., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2024). Investigation of the Excited-State Electron Transfer and Cage Escape Yields Between Halides and a Fe(III) Photosensitizer. Journal of the American chemical society, 146(15), 10286-10292. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c02808 (Original work published 2024)

Goodwin, M. J., Dickenson, J. C., Ripak, A., Deetz, A. M., McCarthy, J. S., Meyer, G. J., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2024). Factors that Impact Photochemical Cage Escape Yields. Chemical Reviews, 124, 7379-7464. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00930 (Original work published 2024)

De Kreijger, S., Gillard, M., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2024). Spectroscopic Techniques to Unravel Mechanistic Details in Light‐Induced Transformations and Photoredox Catalysis. ChemCatChem, 16(16), e202301100. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202301100 (Original work published 2024)

Gillard, M., Troian-Gautier, L., Decottignies, A., & Elias, B. (2024). pH-Activatable Ruthenium(II) Fluorescein Salphen Schiff Base Photosensitizers for Theranostic Applications. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 67(4), 2549-2558. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01678 (Original work published 2024)

Glaser, F., De Kreijger, S., Achilleos, K., Narayan Satheesh, L., Ripak, A., Chantry, N., Bourgois, C., Quiquempoix, S., Scriven, J., Rubens, J., Vander Wee-Léonard, M., Daenen, M., Gillard, M., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2024). A Compendium of Methodically Determined Ground‐ and Excited‐State Properties of Homoleptic Ruthenium(II) and Osmium(II) Photosensitizers. ChemPhotoChem, e202400134. https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202400134 (Original work published 2024)

Body, N., Eeckhout, S., Léonard, A.-S., Troian-Gautier, L., Hermans, S., Riant, O., & et al. (2024). Structure‐Activity Relationship of Benzophenazine Derivatives for Homogeneous and Heterogenized Photooxygenation Catalysis. Chemistry: A European Journal. Published. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202400242 (Original work published 2024)

Wee-Léonard, M. V., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2024). Photoinduced One-Electron Chloride Oxidation in Water Using a Pentacationic Ir(III) Photosensitizer. Journal of the American chemical society, 146(16), 11031-11035. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c00478 (Original work published 2024)

Glaser, F., Aydogan, A., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2024). The great strides of iron photosensitizers for contemporary organic photoredox catalysis: On our way to the holy grail? Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 500(1), 215522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215522 (Original work published 2024)

Ripak, A., Vega Salgado, A. K., Valverde, D., Cristofaro, S., de Gary, A., Olivier, Y., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2024). Factors Controlling Cage Escape Yields of Closed- and Open-Shell Metal Complexes in Bimolecular Photoinduced Electron Transfer. Journal of the American chemical society, 146(32), 22818-22828. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c08158 (Original work published 2024)

Cotic, A., Cerfontaine, S., Slep, L. D., Elias, B., Troian-Gautier, L., & Cadranel, A. (2023). Anti-Dissipative Strategies toward More Efficient Solar Energy Conversion. Journal of the American chemical society, 145(9), 5163-5173. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c11593 (Original work published 2023)

Vincent, C. A., Chiriac, M. I., Troian-Gautier, L., & Tambar, U. K. (2023). Photocatalytic Sulfonyl Fluorination of Alkyl Organoboron Substrates. ACS Catalysis, 13(6), 3668-3675. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.3c00107 (Original work published 2023)

Ripak, A., De Kreijger, S., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2023). A protocol for determining cage-escape yields using nanosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. STAR Protocols, 4(2), 102312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102312 (Original work published 2023)

Ripak, A., De Kreijger, S., Sampaio, R. N., Vincent, C. A., Cauët, É., Jabin, I., Tambar, U. K., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2023). Photosensitized activation of diazonium derivatives for C–B bond formation. Chem Catalysis, 3, 100490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2022.100490 (Original work published 2023)

Body, N., Bevernaegie, R., Lefebvre, C., Jabin, I., Hermans, S., Riant, O., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2023). Photo‐Catalyzed α‐Arylation of Enol Acetate Using Recyclable Silica‐Supported Heteroleptic and Homoleptic Copper(I) Photosensitizers. Chemistry: A European Journal, 29(64), e20230121. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202301212 (Original work published 2023)

Lenne, Q., Mattiuzzi, A., Jabin, I., Troian-Gautier, L., Hamon, J., Leroux, Y. R., & Lagrost, C. (2023). Chemical Surface Grafting of Pt Nanocatalysts for Reconciling Methanol Tolerance with Methanol Oxidation Reaction Activity. ChemSusChem, e202201990. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202201990 (Original work published 2023)

Vincent, C. A., Ripak, A., Troian-Gautier, L., & Tambar, U. K. (2023). Photocatalytic conversion of aryl diazonium salts to sulfonyl fluorides. Tetrahedron, 139, 133364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2023.133364 (Original work published 2023)

De Kreijger, S., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2023). Chloride, Bromide, and Iodide Photooxidation in Acetonitrile/Water Mixtures Using Binuclear Iridium(III) Photosensitizers. Inorganic Chemistry, 62(39), 16196-16202. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02648 (Original work published 2023)

Gupta, D., Lakraychi, A. E., Boruah, B. D., De Kreijger, S., Troian-Gautier, L., Elias, B., De Volder, M., & Vlad, A. (2022). Visible‐Light Augmented Lithium Storage Capacity in a Ruthenium(II) Photosensitizer Conjugated with a Dione‐Catechol Redox Couple. Chemistry: A European Journal. Published. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202201220 (Original work published 2022)

Zhao, J., De Kreijger, S., Troian-Gautier, L., Yu, J., Hu, W., Zhang, X., Elias, B., & Moonshiram, D. (2022). Deciphering the photophysical kinetics, electronic configurations and structural conformations of iridium–cobalt hydrogen evolution photocatalysts. Chemical Communications. Accepted/in-press. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cc02286a (Original work published 2022)

De Kreijger, S., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2022). Sulfonylation enabled through the photoactivation of EDA complexes. Chem Catalysis, 2(4), 653-656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2022.03.028 (Original work published 2022)

De Kreijger, S., Schott, O., Troian-Gautier, L., Cauët, E., Hanan, G. S., & Elias, B. (2022). Red Absorbing Cyclometalated Ir(III) Diimine Photosensitizers Competent for Hydrogen Photocatalysis. Inorganic Chemistry, 61(13), 5245-5254. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03727 (Original work published 2022)

Gillard, M., Piraux, G., Daenen, M., Abraham, M., Troian-Gautier, L., Bar, L., Bonnet, H., Loiseau, F., Jamet, H., Dejeu, J., Defrancq, E., & Elias, B. (2022). Photo‐oxidizing Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Enhanced Visible Light Absorption and G‐quadruplex DNA Binding Abilities. Chemistry: A European Journal, e202202251. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202202251 (Original work published 2022)

Gosselin, B., Retout, M., Dutour, R., Troian-Gautier, L., Bevernaegie, R., Herens, S., Lefèvre, P., Denis, O., Bruylants, G., & Jabin, I. (2022). Ultrastable Silver Nanoparticles for Rapid Serology Detection of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Immunoglobulins G. Analytical Chemistry, 94(20), 7383-7390. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00870 (Original work published 2022)

Wodon, M., De Kreijger, S., Sampaio, R. N., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2022). Accumulation of mono-reduced [Ir(piq)2(LL)] photosensitizers relevant for solar fuels production. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. Accepted/in-press. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43630-022-00233-z (Original work published 2022)

Cotic, A., Cerfontaine, S., Slep, L. D., Elias, B., Troian-Gautier, L., & Cadranel, A. (2022). A photoinduced mixed valence photoswitch. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24(24), 15121-15128. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cp01791a (Original work published 2022)

Niu, F., Wang, D., Williams, L. J., Nayak, A., Li, F., Chen, X., Troian-Gautier, L., Huang, Q., Liu, Y., Brennaman, M. K., Papanikolas, J. M., Guo, L., Shen, S., & Meyer, T. J. (2022). A Semiconductor‐Mediator‐Catalyst Artificial Photosynthetic System for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. Chemistry: A European Journal, 28(10), 1521-3765. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202102630 (Original work published 2022)

Cerfontaine, S., Troian-Gautier, L., Duez, Q., Cornil, J., Gerbaux, P., & Elias, B. (2021). MLCT Excited-State Behavior of Trinuclear Ruthenium(II) 2,2′-Bipyridine Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry, 60(1), 366-379. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03004 (Original work published 2021)

Lentz, C., Marcélis, L., Troian-Gautier, L., Robeyns, K., Cauët, E., & Elias, B. (2021). Excited-state behavior and photoinduced electron transfer of pH-sensitive Ir(III) complexes with cyclometallation (C/N–) ratios between 0/6 and 3/3. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 405, 112957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112957 (Original work published 2021)

Aydogan, A., Bangle, R. E., De Kreijger, S., Dickenson, J. C., Singleton, M., Cauët, E., Cadranel, A., Meyer, G. J., Elias, B., Sampaio, R. N., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2021). Mechanistic investigation of a visible light mediated dehalogenation/cyclisation reaction using iron(iii), iridium(iii) and ruthenium(ii) photosensitizers. Catalysis Science & Technology, 11(24), 8037-8051. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cy01771c (Original work published 2021)

Aydogan, A., Bangle, R. E., Cadranel, A., Turlington, M. D., Conroy, D. T., Cauët, E., Singleton, M., Meyer, G. J., Sampaio, R. N., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2021). Accessing Photoredox Transformations with an Iron(III) Photosensitizer and Green Light. Journal of the American chemical society, 143(38), 15661-15673. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c06081 (Original work published 2021)

Bevernaegie, R., Wehlin, S. A. M., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2021). A Roadmap Towards Visible Light Mediated Electron Transfer Chemistry with Iridium(III) Complexes. ChemPhotoChem. Published. https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202000255 (Original work published 2021)

Deetz, A. M., Troian-Gautier, L., Wehlin, S. A. M., Piechota, E. J., & Meyer, G. J. (2021). On the Determination of Halogen Atom Reduction Potentials with Photoredox Catalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 125(42), 9355-9367. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.1c06772 (Original work published 2021)

Cerfontaine, S., Wehlin, S. A. M., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2020). Photostable Polynuclear Ruthenium(II) Photosensitizers Competent for Dehalogenation Photoredox Catalysis at 590 nm. Journal of the American chemical society, 142(12), 5549-5555. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c01503 (Original work published 2020)

Blond, P., Bevernaegie, R., Troian-Gautier, L., Lagrost, C., Hubert, J., Reniers, F., Raussens, V., & Jabin, I. (2020). Ready-to-Use Germanium Surfaces for the Development of FTIR-Based Biosensors for Proteins. Langmuir : the A C S journal of surfaces and colloids, 36(40), 12068-12076. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02681 (Original work published 2020)

Cerfontaine, S., Troian-Gautier, L., Wehlin, S. A. M., Loiseau, F., Cauët, E., & Elias, B. (2020). Tuning the excited-state deactivation pathways of dinuclear ruthenium(ii) 2,2′-bipyridine complexes through bridging ligand design. Dalton Transactions, 49(24), 8096-8106. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0dt01216e (Original work published 2020)

McCullough, S. M., Evans, J. M., Moot, T., Taggart, A. D., Troian-Gautier, L., & Cahoon, J. F. (2020). Cation Effects in p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3(2), 1496-1505. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.9b01955 (Original work published 2020)

Mattiuzzi, A., Troian-Gautier, L., Mertens, J., Reniers, F., Bergamini, J.-F., Lenne, Q., Lagrost, C., & Jabin, I. (2020). Robust hydrophobic gold, glass and polypropylene surfaces obtained through a nanometric covalently bound organic layer. RSC Advances, 10(23), 13553-13561. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ra01011a (Original work published 2020)

Xu, B., Troian-Gautier, L., Dykstra, R., Martin, R. T., Gutierrez, O., & Tambar, U. K. (2020). Photocatalyzed Diastereoselective Isomerization of Cinnamyl Chlorides to Cyclopropanes. Journal of the American chemical society, 142(13), 6206-6215. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c00147 (Original work published 2020)

Hu, K., Sampaio, R. N., Schneider, J., Troian-Gautier, L., & Meyer, G. J. (2020). Perspectives on Dye Sensitization of Nanocrystalline Mesoporous Thin Films. Journal of the American chemical society, 142(38), 16099-16116. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c04886 (Original work published 2020)

Wehlin, S. A. M., Troian-Gautier, L., Maurer, A. B., Brennaman, M. K., & Meyer, G. J. (2020). Photophysical characterization of new osmium (II) photocatalysts for hydrohalic acid splitting. Journal of Chemical Physics, 153(5), 54307. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0014269 (Original work published 2020)

Bangle, R. E., Mortelliti, M. J., Troian-Gautier, L., Dempsey, J. L., & Meyer, G. J. (2020). Tunneling and Thermally Activated Electron Transfer in Dye-Sensitized SnO2|TiO2 Core|Shell Nanostructures. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124(45), 25148-25159. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c08200 (Original work published 2020)

Troian-Gautier, L., Mattiuzzi, A., Reinaud, O., Lagrost, C., & Jabin, I. (2020). Use of calixarenes bearing diazonium groups for the development of robust monolayers with unique tailored properties. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 18(19), 3624-3637. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ob00070a (Original work published 2020)

Mattiuzzi, A., Lenne, Q., Carvalho Padilha, J., Troian-Gautier, L., Leroux, Y. R., Jabin, I., & Lagrost, C. (2020). Strategies for the Formation of Monolayers From Diazonium Salts: Unconventional Grafting Media, Unconventional Building Blocks. Frontiers in Chemistry, 8, 559. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.00559 (Original work published 2020)

Cerfontaine, S., Duez, Q., Troian-Gautier, L., Barozzino Consiglio, G., Loiseau, F., Cornil, J., De Winter, J., Gerbaux, P., & Elias, B. (2020). Efficient Convergent Energy Transfer in a Stereoisomerically Pure Heptanuclear Luminescent Terpyridine-Based Ru(II)–Os(II) Dendrimer. Inorganic Chemistry, 59(19), 14536-14543. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02336 (Original work published 2020)

Bevernaegie, R., Wehlin, S. A. M., Piechota, E. J., Abraham, M., Philouze, C., Meyer, G. J., Elias, B., & Troian-Gautier, L. (2020). Improved Visible Light Absorption of Potent Iridium(III) Photo-oxidants for Excited-State Electron Transfer Chemistry. Journal of the American chemical society, 142(6), 2732-2737. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b12108 (Original work published 2020)