Abstract
A new class of triarylhydrazone photoswitches has been designed, following an idea to control the strength of a hydrogen bond connecting the photo-active hydrazone part with a heteroaryl substituent. Introducing a benzothiazole moiety results in high thermal stability, absorption above 365 nm, and satisfactory photoconversion rates. High-quality calculations and advanced ultrafast spectroscopy allowed the nature of the electronic transitions to be resolved and the photoisomerization mechanism to be elucidated.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e202400140 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Chemistry – A European Journal |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7-Feb-2024 |