Head of the group
Prof. Daniel Gryko

Professors
Prof. Janusz Jurczak

Adjuncts
Dr Beata Koszarna
Dr Yevgen Poronik
Dr Mariusz Tasior
Dr Olena Vakuliuk

Assistants
Dr Łukasz Kielesiński
Dr Damian Kusy
Dr Kamil Skonieczny
Dr Krzysztof Górski

PhD Students
M.Sc. Gana Sanil
M.Sc. Jaqueline Stella Badaro Araujo
M.Sc. Jędrzej Predygier

ERC Advanced Grant
101097337-ARCHIMEDES-ERC-2022-ADG
“Approaching 20% emission efficiency in the NIR-II region with radical chromophores (ARCHIMEDES)”

NCN M-ERA.NET 3  2022/04/Y/ST4/00152
“Steep absorption with supramolecular self-assembled functional dyes for vacuum-deposited organic solar cells”

NCN OPUS 2020/37/B/ST4/00017
“Highly emissive, strongly polarized, multiple helicenes build on pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole scaffold”

HORIZON 2020 H2020-MSCA-RISE 101007804 Micro4Nano
“Multifunctional nanocarriers for nonlinear microscopy: new tools for biology and medicine (Micro4Nano)”

HORIZON 2020 H2020-MSCA-ITN 860762
CHAIR
“C-H Activation for Industrial Renewal (CHAIR)”

Premia na Horyzoncie 2 491955/PnH 2/2020
“C-H Activation for Industrial Renewal”

Publications

P. Verma, M. Tasior, P. Roy, S. R. Meech, D. T. Gryko, E. Vauthey, „Excited-state symmetry breaking in quadrupolar pull–push–pull molecules: dicyanovinyl vs. cyanophenyl acceptors”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

J. A. Clark, D. Kusy, O. Vakuliuk, M. Krzeszewski, K. J. Kochanowski, B. Koszarna, O. O’Mari, D. Jacquemin, D. T. Gryko, V. I. Vullev, „The magic of biaryl linkers: the electronic coupling through them defines the propensity for excited-state symmetry breaking in quadrupolar acceptor–donor–acceptor fluorophores”, Chem. Sci.

G. Sanil, M. Krzeszewski, W. Chaładaj, W. Danikiewicz, I. Knysh, Ł. Dobrzycki, O. Staszewska-Krajewska, M. Cyrański, D. Jacquemin, D. T. Gryko, „Unprecedented 1,2-Aryl Shift Accompanying Double Alkyne Benzannulation”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

B. Sadowski, M. Kaliszewska, G. Clermont, Y. M. Poronik, M. Blanchard-Desce, P. Piątkowski, D. T. Gryko, „Realization of nitroaromatic chromophores with intense two-photon brightness”, Chem. Commun.

Y. Persky, Ł. Kielesiński, S. Nagaprasad Reddy, N. Zion, A. Friedman, H. C. Honig, B. Koszarna, M. J. Zachman, I. Grinberg, D. T. Gryko, L. Elbaz, „Biomimetic Fe–Cu Prophyrrole Aerogel Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction”, ASC Catalysis

B. Bardi, K. V. Vygranenko, B. Koszarna, O. Vakuliuk, Ł. Dobrzycki, D. T. Gryko, F. Terenziani, A. Painelli, „Novel Method for the Synthesis of Merocyanines: New Photophysical Possibilities for a Known Class of Fluorophores”, Chem. Eur. J.

K. Szychta, B. Koszarna, M. Banasiewicz, A. Sobolewski, O. O’Mari, J. A. Clark, V. I. Vullev, C. A. Barboza, D. T. Gryko, „Conformation of the Ester Group Governs the Photophysics of Highly Polarized Benzo[g]coumarins”, JACS Au

Ł. Kielesiński, F. F. Summa, J. Conradie, H. C. Honig, A. Friedman, G. Monaco, L. Elbaz, A. Ghosh, D. T. Gryko, „Nonaromatic naphthocorroles”, Chem. Commun.

K. Górski, T. Ostojić, M. Banasiewicz, E. T. Ouellette, L. Grisanti, D. T. Gryko, „Conversion of Ketones into Blue-Emitting Electron-Deficient Benzofurans”, Chem. Eur. J.

M. Krzeszewski, Ł. Dobrzycki, A. L. Sobolewski, M. K. Cyrański, D. T. Gryko, „Saddle-shaped aza-nanographene with multiple odd-membered rings”Chem. Sci.

D. T. Gryko, M. Tasior, „Corroles and Contracted Porphyrins”, Fundamentals of Porphyrin Chemistry: A 21st Century Approach

G. Sanil, B. Koszarna, Y. M. Poronik, O. Vakuliuk, B. Szymański, D. Kusy, D. T. Gryko, „Chapter Five – The chemistry of 1,4-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles”, Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

G. D. Kumar, M. Banasiewicz, A. Wrzosek, O. O’Mari, M. Zochowska, V. I. Vullev, D. Jacquemin, A. Szewczyk, D.T. Gryko, „A sensitive zinc probe operating via enhancement of excited-state intramolecular charge transfer”, Org. Biomol. Chem.

M. Krzeszewski, S. Modrzycka, M. H. E. Bousquet, D. Jacquemin, M. Drąg, D. T. Gryko, „Green-Emitting 4,5-Diaminonaphthalimides in Activity-Based Probes for the Detection of Thrombin”, Org. Lett.

S. Stecko, D. T. Gryko, „Multifunctional Heteropentalenes: From Synthesis to Optoelectronic Applications”, JACS Au

C. W. Stark, M. Rammo, A. Trummal, M. Uudsemaa, J. Pahapill, M.M. Sildoja, S. Tshepelevitsh, I. Leito, D. C. Young, B. Szymański, O. Vakuliuk, D. T. Gryko, A. Rebane, „On-off-on Control of Molecular Inversion Symmetry via Multi-stage Protonation: Elucidating Vibronic Laporte Rule”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

K. V. Vygranenko, Y. M. Poronik, M. H. E. Bousquet, O. Vakuliuk, D. Jacquemin, D. T. Gryko, „Direct transformation of coumarins into orange-red emitting rhodols”, Chem. Commun.

Y. M. Poronik, B. Sadowski, K. Szychta, F. H. Quina, V. I. Vullev, D. T. Gryko, „Revisiting the non-fluorescence of nitroaromatics: presumption versus reality”, J. Mater. Chem C

J. S. A. Badaro, B. Koszarna, M. H. E. Bousquet, E. T. Ouellette, D. Jacquemin, D. T. Gryko, „The Kröhnke synthesis of benzo[a]indolizines revisited: towards small, red light emitters”, Org. Chem. Front.

B. Sadowski, D. Mierzwa, S. Kang, M. Grzybowski, Y. M. Poronik, A. L. Sobolewski, D. Kim, D. T. Gryko, „Tuning the aromatic backbone twist in dipyrrolonaphthyridinediones”, Chem. Commun.

G. D. Kumar, M. Banasiewicz, A. Wrzosek, R. P. Kampa, M. H. E. Bousquet, D. Kusy, D. Jacquemin, A. Szewczyk, D. T. Gryko, „Probing flux of mitochondrial potassium using an azacrown-diketopyrrolopyrrole based highly sensitive probe”, Chem. Commun.

Ł. Kielesiński, I. Deperasińska, O. Morawski, K. V. Vygranenko, E. T. Ouellette, D. T. Gryko, „Polarized, V-shaped, Conjoined Bis-coumarins: From Lack of Dipole Moment Alignment to High Brightness”, J. Org. Chem.

P. Kowalczyk, M. Tasior, S. Ozaki, K. Kamada, D. T. Gryko, „From 2,5-Diformyl-1,4-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles to Quadrupolar, Centrosymmetric Two-photon-absorbing A-D-A Dyes”, Org. Lett.

H. Megahd, P. Lova, S. Sardar, C. D’Andrea, A. Lanfranchi, B. Koszarna, M. Patrini, D. T. Gryko, D. Comoretto, „All-Polymer Microcavities for Fluorescence Radiative Rate Modification of a Diketopyrrolopyrrole Derivative”, ACS Omega

M. Krzeszewski, M. Tasior, M. Grzybowski, D. T. Gryko, „Synthesis of Tetraaryl-, Pentaaryl-, and Hexaaryl-1,4-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles”, Org. Synth.

M. Tasior, P. Gajewski, O. Vakuliuk, D. T. Gryko, „Novel donor-acceptor systems bearing an isoxazol-5-one core”, Arkivoc

R. Orłowski, J. A. Clark, J. B. Derr, E. M. Espinoza, M. F. Mayther, O. Staszewska-Krajewska, J. R. Winkler, H. Jędrzejewska, A. Szumna, H. B. Gray, V. I. Vullev, D. T. Gryko, „Role of intramolecular hydrogen bonds in promoting electron flow through amino acid and oligopeptide conjugates”, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. U. S. A.

G. D. Kumar, M. Banasiewicz, D. Jacquemin, D. T. Gryko, „Switch‐On Diketopyrrolopyrrole‐Based Chemosensors for Cations Possessing Lewis Acid Character”, Chem. Asian J.

J. A. Clark, R. Orłowski, J. B. Derr, E. M. Espinoza, D. T. Gryko, V. I. Vullev, „How does tautomerization affect the excited-state dynamics of an amino acid-derivatized corrole?”, Photosynth. Res.

A. Friedman, N. R. Samala, H. C. Honig, M. Tasior, D. T. Gryko, L. Elbaz, I. Grinberg, „Control of Molecular Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction by Variation of pH and Functional Groups”, ChemSusChem

Ł. Kielesiński, O. Morawski, C. Barboza, D. T. Gryko, „Polarized Helical Coumarins: [1,5] Sigmatropic Rearrangement and Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer”, J. Org. Chem.

M. Krzeszewski, Ł. Dobrzycki, A. Sobolewski, M. Cyrański, D. T. Gryko, „Bowl‐Shaped Pentagon‐ and Heptagon‐Embedded Nanographene Containing a Central Pyrrolo[3,2‐ b ]pyrrole Core”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

M. Jacquet, M. Izzo, S. Osella, S. Kozdra, P. P. Michałowski, D. Gołowicz, K. Kazimierczuk, M. T. Gorzkowski, A. Lewera, M. Teodorczyk, B. Trzaskowski, R. Jurczakowski, D. T. Gryko, J. Kargul, „Development of a universal conductive platform for anchoring photo- and electroactive proteins using organometallic terpyridine molecular wires”, Nanoscale

M. Pieczykolan, J. B. Derr, A. Chrayteh, B. Koszarna, J. A. Clark, O. Vakuliuk, D. Jacquemin, V. I. Vullev, D. T. Gryko, „The Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Weakly Coupled Diketopyrrolopyrroles”, Molecules

M. L. Hupfer, B. Koszarna, S. Ghosh, D. T. Gryko, M. Presselt, „Langmuir–Blodgett Films of Diketopyrrolopyrroles with Tunable Amphiphilicity”, Langmuir

K. Górski, I. Deperasińska, G. V. Baryshnikov, S. Ozaki, K. Kamada, H. Ågren, D. T. Gryko, „Quadrupolar Dyes Based on Highly Polarized Coumarins”, Org. Lett.

K. Vygranenko, Y. Poronik, A. Wrzosek, A. Szewczyk, D. T. Gryko, „Red emissive sulfone-rhodols as mitochondrial imaging agents”, Chem. Comm.

A. Wierzba, D. T. Gryko, D. Gryko, „Acylation of electrophilic bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes via Co/Ni-catalyzed reductive cross-coupling”, J. Porphyr. Phthalocyanines

B. Sadowski, M. Kaliszewska, Y. Poronik, M. Czichy, P. Janasik, M. Banasiewicz, D. Mierzwa, W. Gadomski, T. D. Lohrey, J. A. Clark, M. Łapkowski, B. Kozankiewicz, V. I. Vullev, A. L. Sobolewski, P. Piatkowski, D. T. Gryko, „Potent strategy towards strongly emissive nitroaromatics through a weakly electron-deficient core”, Chem. Sci.

M. Tasior, P. Kowalczyk, M. Przybył, M. Czichy, P. Janasik, M. H. E. Bousquet, M. Łapkowski, M. Rammo, A. Rebane, D. Jacquemin, D. T. Gryko, „Going beyond the borders: pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles with deep red emission”, Chem. Sci.

D. M. Andrada, C. Foroutan-Nejad, „Energy components in energy decomposition analysis (EDA) are path functions; why does it matter?”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Y. Poronik, G. V. Baryshnikov, I. Deperasińska, E. M. Espinoza, J. A. Clark, H. Ågren, D. Gryko, V. I. Vullev, „Deciphering the unusual fluorescence in weakly coupled bis-nitro-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles”, Commun. Chem.

Ł. Łukasiewicz, M. Rammo, C. Stark, M. Krzeszewski, D. Jacquemin, A. Rebane, D. T. Gryko, „Ground‐ and Excited‐State Symmetry Breaking and Solvatofluorochromism in Centrosymmetric Pyrrolo[3,2‐ b ]pyrroles Possessing two Nitro Groups”, ChemPhotoChem

K. Gutkowski, K. Skonieczny, M. Bugaj, D. Jacquemin, D. T. Gryko, „N‐Arylation of Diketopyrrolopyrroles with Aryl Triflates”, Chem. Asian J.

O. Morawski, D. T. Gryko, A. Sobolewski, Ł. Kielesiński, „Highly Polarized Coumarin Derivatives Revisited: Solvent-controlled Competition Between Proton Coupled Electron Transfer and Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer”, Chem. Eur. J.

A. Minotto, P. A. Haigh, Ł. Łukasiewicz, E. Lunedei, D. T. Gryko, I. Darwazeh, F. Cacialli, „Visible light communication with efficient far-red/near-infrared polymer light-emitting diodes”, Light-Sci. Appl.

P.-T. Chou, S.-M. Tseng, F. Ambicki, I. Deperasińska, D. T. Gryko, Y. Poronik, „How an Eight-Membered Ring Alters the Rhodamine Chromophore”, J. Org. Chem.

Y. Qin, C. Schnedermann, M. Tasior, D. T. Gryko, D. G. Nocera, „Direct Observation of Different One- and Two-Photon Fluorescent States in a Pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole Fluorophore”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett.

K. Skonieczny, I. Papadopoulos, D. Thiel, K. Gutkowski1, P. Haines, P. M. McCosker, A. D. Laurent, P. A. Keller, T. Clark, D. Jacquemin, D. M. Guldi, D. T. Gryko, „How To Make Nitroaromatic Compounds Glow: Next‐Generation Large X‐Shaped, Centrosymmetric Diketopyrrolopyrroles”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

A. Nowak-Król, B. Koszarna, M. Krzeszewski, T. D. Lohrey, J. Arnold, D. T. Gryko, „Access to Corrole-Appended Persubstituted Benzofurans by a Multicomponent Reaction: The Dual Role of p-Chloranil”, Org. Lett.

M. Tasior, O. Vakuliuk, D. Koga, B. Koszarna, K. Górski, M. Grzybowski, Ł. Kielesiński, M. Krzeszewski, D. T. Gryko, „Method for the Large-Scale Synthesis of Multifunctional 1,4-Dihydro-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles”, J. Org. Chem.

M. Grzybowski, B. Sadowski, H. Butenschön, D. T. Gryko, „Synthetic Applications of Oxidative Aromatic Coupling – from Biphenols to Nanographenes”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

D. C. Young, M. Tasior, A. D. Laurent, Ł. Dobrzycki, M. K. Cyrański, N. Tkachenko, D. Jacquemin, D. T. Gryko, „Photostable orange-red fluorescent unsymmetrical diketopyrrolopyrrole–BF2 hybrids”, J. Mater. Chem. C

Z. Szakács, M. Tasior, D. T. Gryko, E. Vauthey, „Change of Quadrupole Moment upon Excitation and Symmetry Breaking in Multibranched Donor‐Acceptor Dyes”, ChemPhysChem

T. Kim, W. Kim, O. Vakuliuk, D. T. Gryko, D. Kim, „Two-Step Charge Separation Passing Through the Partial Charge-Transfer State in a Molecular Dyad”, J. Am. Chem. Soc.

M. Pieczykolan, J.Czaban-Jóźwiak, M. Malinska, K. Woźniak, R. Dorta, A. Rybicka, A. Kajetanowicz, K. Grela, „The Influence of Various N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands on Activity of Nitro-Activated Olefin Metathesis Catalysts”, Molecules

M. Pieczykolan, B. Sadowski, D. T. Gryko, „An Efficient Method for the Programmed Synthesis of Multifunctional Diketopyrrolopyrroles”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

J. Lewtak, B. Koszarna, M. Charyton, D. T. Gryko, „Extending a porphyrin chromophore via fusion with naphthalene”, J. Porphyr. Phthalocya.

S. Hatanaka, T. Ono, Y. Yano, D. T. Gryko, Y. Hisaeda, „Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole Hybrids: Solid-State Structure and Crystallization-Induced Enhanced Emission”, ChemPhotoChem

B. Sadowski, D. Stewart, A. Phillips, T. Grusenmeyer, J. Haley, T. Cooper, D. T. Gryko, „From Dipyrrolonaphthyridinediones to Quinazolinoindolizinoindolizinoquinazolines”, J. Org. Chem.

I. Benkyi, O. Staszewska-Krajewska, D. T. Gryko, M. Jaszuński, A. Stanger, D. Sundholm, „The Interplay of Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity in N-Doped Nanographenes”, J. Phys. Chem. A.

M. K. Węcławsk, I. Deperasińska, M. Banasiewicz, D. C. Young, A. Leniak, D. T. Gryko, „Building Molecular Complexity from Quinizarin; Conjoined Coumarins and Coronene Analogs”, Chem. Asian J.

M. Banasiewicz, R. Stężycki, G. D. Kumar, M. Krzeszewski, M. Tasior, B. Koszarna, A. Janiga, O. Vakuliuk, B. Sadowski, D. T. Gryko, D.Jacquemin, „Electronic Communication in Pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles Possessing Sterically Hindered Aromatic Substituents”, Eur. J. Org. Chem.

K. Kielesiński, O. W. Morawski, A. L. Sobolewski, D. T. Gryko, „The synthesis and photophysical properties of tris-coumarins”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

E. M. Espinoza, D. Bao, M. Krzeszewski, D. T. Gryko, V. I. Vullev, „Is It Common for Charge Recombination to Be Faster than Charge Separation?”, Int. J. Kin.

R. Orłowski, G. Cichowicz, O. Staszewska-Krajewska, W. Schilf, M. K. Cyrański, D. T. Gryko, „Covalently Linked Bis(Amido-Corroles): Inter- and Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond Driven Supramolecular Assembly”, Chem. Eur. J.

M. Tasior, B. Koszarna, D. C. Young, B. Bernard, D. Jacquemin, D. Gryko, D. T. Gryko, „Fe(III)-catalyzed synthesis of pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles: formation of new dyes and photophysical studies”, Org. Chem. Front.

Y. Yano, T. Ono, S. Hatanaka, D. T. Gryko, Y. Hisaeda, „Salt–cocrystal continuum for photofunction modulation: stimuli-responsive fluorescence color-tuning of pyridine-modified intramolecular charge-transfer dyes and acid complexes”, J. Mater. Chem. C

D. Perevoznik, R. Nazir, R. Kiyan, K. Kurselis, B. Koszarna, D. T. Gryko,; B. N. Chichkov, „High-speed two-photon polymerization 3D printing with a microchip laser at its fundamental wavelength”, Optics Express

B. Sadowski, D. J. Stewart, A. T. Phillips, T. A. Grusenmeyer, J. E. Haley, T. M. Cooper, D. T. Gryko, „From Dipyrrolonaphthyridinediones to Quinazolinoindolizinoindolizinoquinazolines”, J. Org. Chem.

B. Bardi, M. Krzeszewski, D. T. Gryko, A. Painelli, F. Terenziani, „Excited-State Symmetry Breaking in an Aza-Nanographene Dye”, Chem. Eur. J.

K. Kielesiński, D. T. Gryko, A. L. Sobolewski, O. Morawski, „Interplay Between Solvation and Stacking of Aromatic Rings Governs Bright and Dark Sites of Benzo[g]coumarins”, Chem. Eur. J.

O. Vakuliuk, Y. W. Jun, K. Vygranenko, G. Clermont, Y. J. Reo, M. Blanchard-Desce, K. H. Ahn, D. T. Gryko, „Modified Isoindolediones as Bright Fluorescent Probes for Cell and Tissue Imaging”, Chem. Eur. J.

M. Grzybowski, B. Sadowski, H. Butenschön, D. T. Gryko, „Synthetic Applications of Oxidative Aromatic Coupling – from Biphenols to Nanographenes”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

Y. M. Poronik, K. V. Vygranenko, D. Gryko, D. T. Gryko, „Rhodols – synthesis, chemical and optical properties and applications as fluorescent probes”, Chem. Soc. Rev.

M. Tasior, G. Clermont, M. Blanchard-Desce, D. Jacquemin, D. T. Gryko, „Synthesis of Bis(arylethynyl)pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles and Effect of Intramolecular Charge Transfer on Their Photophysical Behavior”, Chem. Eur. J.

H. Honig, C. Krishnamurthy, I. Borge-Durán, M. Tasior, D. Gryko, I. Grinberg, L. Elbaz, „Structural and Physical Parameters Controlling the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Selectivity with Carboxylic Acid-Substituted Cobalt Corroles Incorporated in a Porous Carbon Support”, J. Phys. Chem. C

S. E. Kutniewska, K. N. Jarzembska, R. Kamiński, A. J. Stasyuk, D. T. Gryko, M. K. Cyrański, „Structural, energetic and spectroscopic studies of new luminescent complexes based on 2-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)­imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and 1,2-phenylenediboronic acid”, Acta Cryst.

C.-S. Hsu, M. K. Węcławski, B. Koszarna, D. T. Gryko, H. M. Chen, „π-Conjugated Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Photoanodes: Revealing the Photochemical Behavior through in-situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy”, Chem. Eur. J.

B. Sadowski, S.-H. Su, T.-C. Lin, T. D. Lohrey, I. Deperasińska, P.-T. Chou, D. T. Gryko, „The influence of tetraphenylethylene moieties on the emissive properties of dipyrrolonaphthyridinediones”, J. Mat. Chem. C

B. Sadowski, M. Loebnitz, D. Dombrowski, D. H. Friese, D. T. Gryko, „Electron-Rich Dipyrrolonaphthyridinediones – Synthesis and Optical Properties”, J. Org. Chem.

M. Tasior, K. Hassanein, L. M. Mazur, I. Sakellari, D. Gray, M. Farsari, M. Samoć, F. Santoro, B. Ventura, D. T. Gryko, „The role of intramolecular charge transfer and symmetry breaking in the photophysics of pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-dione”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

R. Stężycki, D. Reger, H. Hoelzel, N. Jux, D. T. Gryko, „Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Hexaphenylbenzene-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles”, Synlett

M. K. Węcławski, I. Deperasińska, M. Banasiewicz, D. C. Young, A. Leniak, D. T. Gryko, „Building Molecular Complexity from Quinizarin: Conjoined Coumarins and Coronene Analogs”, Chem. Asian J.

B.Sadowski, K. Hassanein, B. Ventura, D. T. Gryko, „Tetraphenylethylenepyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole Hybrids as Solid-State Emitters: The Role of Substitution Pattern”, Org. Lett.

M. Krzeszewski, E. M. Espinoza, C. Červinka, J. B. Derr, J. A. Clark, D. Borchardt, G. J. O. Beran, D. T. Gryko, V. I. Vullev, „Dipole Effects on Electron Transfer are Enormous”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

Ł. Kielesiński, D. T. Gryko, A. L. Sobolewski, O. W. Morawski, „Effect of conformational flexibility on photophysics of bis-coumarins”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

S. Mishra, M. Krzeszewski, C. A. Pignedoli, P. Ruffieux, R. Fasel, D. T. Gryko, „On-surface Synthesis of a Nitrogen-Embedded Buckybowl with Inverse Stone-Thrower-Wales Topology”, Nature Commun.

M. Krzeszewski, K. Sahara, Y. M. Poronik, T. Kubo, D. T. Gryko, „Unforeseen 1,2-Aryl Shift in Tetraarylpyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles Triggered by Oxidative Aromatic Coupling”, Org. Lett.

K. Gutkowski, C. Azarias, M. Banasiewicz, B. Kozankiewicz, D. Jacquemin, D. T. Gryko, „Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of N-arylated Diketopyrrolopyrroles”, Eur. J. Org. Chem.

M. Tasior, M. Czichy, M. Łapkowski, D. T. Gryko, „Dibenzothieno-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole – the missing member of thienoacenes family”, Chem. Asian J.

H. G. Ryu, M. F. Mayther, J. Tamayo, C. Azarias, E. M. Espinoza, M. Banasiewicz, Ł. G. Łukasiewicz, Y. M. Poronik, A. Jeżewski, J. Clark, J. B. Derr, K. H. Ahn, D. T. Gryko, D. Jacquemin, V. I. Vullev, „Bidirectional Solvatofluorochromism of a Pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-diketopyrrolopyrrole Hybrid”, J. Phys. Chem. C

B. Sadowski, M. F. Rode, D. T. Gryko, „Direct Arylation of Dipyrrolonaphthyridinediones (DPNDs) Leads to Red-Emitting Dyes with Conformational Freedom”, Chem. Eur. J.

Y. M. Poronik, T. Bernaś, A. Wrzosek, M. Banasiewicz, A. Szewczyk, D. T. Gryko, „One‐Photon and Two‐Photon Mitochondrial Fluorescent Probes Based on a Rhodol Chromophore”, Asian J. Org. Chem.

J. Lewtak, M. Stillman, B. Koszarna, D. Koszelewski, C. Levy, D. Gryko, „Differential quenching of the angular momentum of the B and Q bands of a porphyrin as a result of extended ring π-conjugation”, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines

B. Dereka, A. Rosspeintner, R. Stężycki, C. Ruckebusch, D. T. Gryko, E. Vauthey, „Excited-State Symmetry Breaking in a Quadrupolar Molecule Visualized in Time and Space”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett.

O. Vakuliuk, S. Ooi, I. Deperasińska, O. Staszewska-Krajewska, M. Banasiewicz, B. Kozankiewicz, O. Danylyuk, D. T. Gryko, „Unprecedented rearrangement of diketopyrrolopyrroles leads to structurally unique chromophores”, Chem. Comm.

E. M. Espinoza, J. M. Larsen-Clinton, M. Krzeszewski, N. Darabedian, D. T. Gryko, V. I. Vullev, „Bioinspired approach toward molecular electrets: synthetic proteome for materials”, Pure Appl. Chem.

M. K. Węcławski, M. Jakešová, M. Charyton, N. Demitri, B. Koszarna, K. Oppelt, S. Sariciftci, D. T. Gryko, E. D. Głowacki, „Biscoumarin-containing acenes as stable organic semiconductors for photocatalytic oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide”, J. Mat. Chem. A

M. Krzeszewski, D. Gryko, D. T. Gryko, „The Tetraarylpyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles – From Serendipitous Discovery to the Promising Heterocyclic Optoelectronic Material”, Acc. Chem. Res.

B. Sadowski, H. Kita, M. Grzybowski, K. Kamada, D. T. Gryko, „π-Expanded Dipyrrolonaphthyridinediones with Large Two-Photon Absorption Cross-Section Values”, J. Org. Chem.

K. Skonieczny, J. Jaźwiński, D. T. Gryko, „The synthesis of imidazo[1,2-f]phenanthridines, phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazoles and phenanthro[9′,10′:4,5]imidazo[1,2-f]phenanthridines via intramolecular oxidative aromatic coupling”, Synthesis

R. Orłowski, M. Tasior, O. Staszewska-Krajewska, Ł. Dobrzycki, W. Schilf, B. Ventura, M. K. Cyrański, D. T. Gryko, „Hydrogen Bond Involving Cavity NH Protons Drives Supramolecular Oligomerization of Amido-Corroles”, Chem. Eur. J.

Ł. Kielesiński, O. Morawski, Ł. Dobrzycki, A. L. Sobolewski, D. T. Gryko, „The Coumarin-Dimer Spring – The Struggle Between Charge Transfer and Steric Interactions”, Chem. Eur. J.

E. Harputlu, K. Ocakoglu, F. Yakuphanoglu, A. Tarnowska, D. T. Gryko, „Physical properties of self-assembled zinc chlorin nanowires for artificial light-harvesting materials”, Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects

Ł. G. Łukasiewicz, H. G. Ryu, A. Mikhaylov, C. Azarias, M. Banasiewicz, B. Kozankiewicz, K. H. Ahn, D. Jacquemin, A. Rebane, D. T. Gryko, „Symmetry Breaking in Pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles: Synthesis, Solvatofluorochromism and Two-photon Absorption”, Chem. Asian J.

Y. Poronik, L. Mazur, M. Samoć, D. Jacquemin, D. T. Gryko, „2,5-Bis(azulenyl)pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles the key influence of the linkage position on the linear and non-linear optical properties”, J. Mat. Chem. C

A. Purc, B. Koszarna, I. Iachina, D. H. Friese, M. Tasior, K. Sobczyk, T. Pedzinski, J. Brewer, D. T. Gryko, „The impact of interplay between electronic and steric effects on the synthesis and the linear and non-linear optical properties of diketopyrrolopyrroles bearing benzofuran moieties”, Org. Chem. Front.

O. Vakuliuk, A. Purc, G. Clermont, M. Blanchard-Desce, D. T. Gryko, „The Impact of the Interplay between Steric and Electronic Effects on the Synthesis and the Optical Properties of Diketopyrrolopyrroles bearing Pyridine Moieties”, Chem. Photo. Chem.

M. Santra, Y. W. Jun, J. Bae, S. Sarkar, W. Choi, D. T. Gryko, K. H. Ahn, „Water-soluble pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles: synthesis, their luminescence and two-photon cellular imaging properties”, Asian J. Org. Chem.

B. Dereka, A. Rosspeintner, M. Krzeszewski, D. T. Gryko, E. Vauthey, „Symmetry-Breaking Charge Transfer and Hydrogen Bonding: Toward Asymmetrical Photochemistry”, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.

R. Orłowski, D. Gryko, D. T. Gryko, „Synthesis of Corroles and Their Heteroanalogs”, Chem. Rev.

M. Grzybowski, E. Głodkowska-Mrówka, G. Clermont, M. Blanchard-Desce, D. T. Gryko, „The Synthesis and Optical Properties of Water Soluble Diketopyrrolopyrroles”, Chem. Het. Comp.

Research topics

  • Syntheses of novel functional dyes
  • Two-photon absorption
  • Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer
  • Development of fluorophores for optical imaging
  • Strongly emitting helicenes