Atilgan, A.Eçik, E. T.Guliyev, R.Uyar, T. B.Erbas-Cakmak, S.Akkaya, E. U.2016-02-082016-02-0820141433-7851http://hdl.handle.net/11693/25336A ligand incorporating a dithioethenyl moiety is cleaved into fragments which have a lower metal-ion affinity upon irradiation with low-energy red/near-IR light. The cleavage is a result of singlet oxygen generation which occurs on excitation of the photosensitizer modules. The method has many tunable factors that could make it a satisfactory caging strategy for metal ions.EnglishGas generatorsIrradiationLigandsMetalsOxygenPhotochemical reactionsPhotosensitizersRemote controlZincCaged compoundsMetal ion affinitiesNear-IRNovel strategiesOn demandsRemote controlled releaseSinglet oxygenSinglet oxygen generationMetal ionsArticle10.1002/anie.2014054621521-3773