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(c) 2002 BMO

"Twisted hemithioindigo photoswitches: Solvent polarity determines the type of light-induced rotations"
S. Wiedbrauk, B. Maerz, E. Samoylova, A. Reiner, F. Trommer, P. Mayer, W. Zinth, H. Dube
J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2016) 138 (37), 12219 - 12227


Abstract:
Controlling the internal motions of molecules by outside stimuli is a decisive task for the generation of responsive and complex molecular behavior and functionality. Light induced structural changes of photoswitches are of special high interest due to the ease of signal application and high repeatability. Typically photoswitches use one reaction coordinate in their switching process and change between two more or less defined states. Here we report on new twisted hemithioindigo photoswitches enabling two different reaction coordinates to be used for the switching process. Depending on the polarity of the solvent either complete single bond (in DMSO) or double bond (in cyclohexane) rotation can be induced by visible light. This mutual independent switching establishes an unprecedented two-dimensional control of intramolecular rotations in this class of photoswitches. The mechanistic explanation involves formation of highly polar twisted intramolecular charge-transfer species (TICT) in the excited state and is based on a large body of experimental quantifications, most notably ultrafast spectroscopy and quantum yield measurements in solvents of different polarity. The concept of pre-twisting in the ground state to open new independent reaction coordinates in the excited state should be transferable to other photoswitching systems.

BMO authors (in alphabetic order):
Benjamin Maerz
Anne Reiner
Florian Trommer
Wolfgang Zinth


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