Porpholactone Chemistry: Shining New Light on an Old Cofactor

Guo-Qing Jin; Hao-Zong Xue; Jun-Long Zhang

doi:10.1002/cplu.202000662

Porpholactone Chemistry: Shining New Light on an Old Cofactor

Chempluschem. 2021 Jan;86(1):4. doi: 10.1002/cplu.202000662. Epub 2020 Nov 20.

Authors

Guo-Qing Jin¹, Hao-Zong Xue¹, Jun-Long Zhang¹

Affiliation

¹ Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China.

PMID: 33215795
DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000662

Abstract

Invited for this month's cover is the group of Jun-Long Zhang, Peking University, Beijing. The cover picture shows the porpholactone cofactor, which play unique roles in molecular imaging and therapy (or theranostics), catalysis, as well as energy and optical materials. This class of molecules is ideal for more intriguing scientific research and future practical applications. Read the full text of the Minireview at 10.1002/cplu.202000494.