A series of ester conjugates of carboxylic and amino acids were synthesized based on bimane fluorescent photoremovable protecting group (FPRPG). The photorelease of single and dual (same as well as different) carboxylic and amino acids is demonstrated from a single bimane molecule on irradiation with visible light (λ ≥ 410 nm). The detailed mechanistic study of photorelease revealed that the release of two caged acids is simultaneous but in a stepwise pathway.

A new fluorescent photoremovable protecting group (FPRPG) based on acetylcarbazole framework has been explored for the first time release of single and dual (similar or different) substrates from single chromophore. Mechanistic studies of the photorelease process revealed that photorelease of two (similar or different) substrates from acetyl carbazole proceeds via a stepwise pathway. Further, we constructed photoresponsive dual drug delivery system (DDS) to release two different anticancer drugs (caffeic acid and chlorambucil, 1 equiv each). In vitro study reveals that our DDS exhibit excellent properties like biocompatibility, cellular uptake, and photoregulated dual drug release.

An ESIPT based light activated hydrogen sulfide (HS) donor using a p-hydroxyphenacyl phototrigger has been developed. The unique feature of our HS donor system is that it provides real-time monitoring of HS release by a non-invasive fluorescence colour change approach.

The direct hydroxylation of 2-arylpyridines and 2-arylbenzothiazoles via the merger of organic photoredox and metal catalysis is reported where 4CzIPN is used as the visible-light photocatalyst and Pd(OAc) as the metal catalyst. This method has been employed to synthesize organic molecules exhibiting excited-state intramolecular proton transfer properties for generating tunable luminescence responses.