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[EN] Cargo delivery from mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with sulforhodamine B and capped with a difluoroboron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) derivative was triggered by a NO2-induced oxidative process., The authors thank the financial support from the Spanish Government (project MAT2015-64139-C4-R) and the Generalitat Valenciana (project GVA/2014/13).

Cargo delivery from mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with sulforhodamine B and capped with a difluoroboron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) derivative was triggered by a NO

[EN] Four probes based in the use of a biphenyl moiety and functionalized with trimethylsilyl benzyl ether (P1 and P3) and oxime (P2 and P4) groups have been prepared and tested as optical probes for the detection of NO2. Reaction of NO2 with acetonitrile solutions of P2-P4 resulted in the formation of aldehydes 7 and 8 with a concomitant redshift of the absorption bands. Probe P2 displayed a bathochromic shift of 45 nm upon reaction with NO2 and was able to detect this poisonous gas at concentrations as low as 0.02 ppm. P2 was highly selective against NO2 and other gases (i.e. NO, CO2, H2S, SO2) and vapours of organic solvents (i.e. acetone, hexane, chloroform, acetonitrile or toluene) had no effect in the optical properties of the probe., We thank the Spanish Government and FEDER founds (MAT2012-38429-C04) and Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEOII/2014/047) for support. SCSIE (Universidad de Valencia) is gratefully acknowledged for all the equipment employed.

A new hybrid material based on sulforhodamine-B dye-loaded silica mesoporous nanoparticles capped with a self-immolative gate has been synthesized and characterized. The gated material's controlled release behavior is monitored under different pH conditions. Under acidic and neutral conditions, a low level of dye release is detected. However, at slightly basic pH, significant dye release occurs owing to deprotonation of the phenol moiety in the capping molecule, which results in its disassembly., We thank MINECO/FEDER (MAT2015-64139-C4-1-R and MAT2015-64139-C4-4-R) and Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEOII/2014/047) for support. SCSIE (Universidad de Valencia) is gratefully acknowledged for all the equipment employed.

Anew colorimetric and fluorogenic probe,based on a3-formyl boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY)phe-nylhydrazone, for the sensitive and selectivedetectionNO2(g) has been prepared. The probeinsolution experi-ences aremarkablehypsochromic shift of its absorptionand fluorescence emission bands in the presence gaseousNO2(g), leading to limits of detectio noffew ppb. Theprobe also works in the solid phase, adsorbed on filterpaper strips, or chemically immobilized on the surfaceofsilica nanop articles, with limitsofdetection to the nakedeye of about 0.5 ppm., We thank the Spanish Government and FEDER founds (MAT2012-38429-C04) and Generalitat Valenciana (PROME-TEOII/2014/047) for support. SCSIE (Universidad de Valencia) is gratefully acknowledged for all the equipment employed.

[EN] A BODIPY-containing Cu-II-bipyridine complex for the simple selective fluorogenic detection of NO in air and in live cells is reported. The detection mechanism is based on NO-promoted Cu-II to Cu-I reduction, followed by demetallation of the complex, which results in the clearly enhanced emission of the boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) unit., The authors thank the DGICYT and European FEDER funds (MAT2012-38429-C04-01 and MAT2012-38429-C04-02) and the Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEOII/2014/047) for support. SCSIE (Universidad de Valencia) is gratefully acknowledged for all the equipment employed.

[EN] A novel colorimetric probe for the selective and sensitive detection of NO2 in solution and in air based on a BODIPY core containing an oxime group has been prepared., We thank the Spanish Government (MAT2012-38429-C04) and Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEOII/2014/047) for support. SCSIE (Universidad de Valencia) is gratefully acknowledged for all the equipment employed.