Accelerated discovery of α-cyanodiarylethene photoswitches

NF König, D Mutruc, S Hecht - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
NF König, D Mutruc, S Hecht
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021ACS Publications
Cyanodiarylethene chromophores are able to undergo constitutional exchange via dynamic
covalent chemistry (DCC). During this process, the central ethylene bridge of the molecular
scaffold can be broken and thereby enables the assembly of a new combination of aryl
moieties around the reformed ethylene bridge. The reversible C═ C double bond exchange
has exemplarily been investigated using α-cyanostilbenes. Establishing a dynamic
equilibrium reaction from α-cyanodiarylethene with arylacetonitriles under mild conditions …
Cyanodiarylethene chromophores are able to undergo constitutional exchange via dynamic covalent chemistry (DCC). During this process, the central ethylene bridge of the molecular scaffold can be broken and thereby enables the assembly of a new combination of aryl moieties around the reformed ethylene bridge. The reversible C═C double bond exchange has exemplarily been investigated using α-cyanostilbenes. Establishing a dynamic equilibrium reaction from α-cyanodiarylethene with arylacetonitriles under mild conditions has been the basis to access constitutional libraries of new photoswitches with potentially improved properties. When subject to irradiation with light of adequate wavelength, α-cyanodiarylethenes undergo Z/E isomerization followed by ring-closure. By screening the thus accessible dynamic chromophore libraries using a desired detection wavelength, we could identify specific dithienyl analogues that exhibit three-state photochromism. The combination of dynamic constitutional libraries of functional chromophores in combination with the light-guided screening and selection should lead to more rapid exploration of structural diversity dye chemistry.
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