Photochemical characterization of biomimetic molecular switches

  1. Rivado-Casas, L. 1
  2. Blanco-Lomas, M. 1
  3. Campos, P.J. 1
  4. Sampedro, D. 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

Revista:
Tetrahedron

ISSN: 0040-4020

Any de publicació: 2011

Volum: 67

Número: 39

Pàgines: 7570-7574

Tipus: Article

DOI: 10.1016/J.TET.2011.07.070 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-80052026902 WoS: WOS:000295444900014 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Resum

The performance of fluorenylidene-pyrroline (FPs) and N-alkylated fluorenylidene-pyrroline (NAFPs) derivatives for their use as light-driven molecular switches has been studied. Both types of compounds share fast and controllable photoisomerization. Other competitive reaction pathways that could lead to low efficiency have been considered. Only weak fluorescence was measured and high photostability was found when irradiating these compounds for long times, together with high photoisomerization quantum yields. NAFPs are capable of using visible light, which could be useful for practical applications. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.