Synthesis and Photochromism of Crowned Spirobenzothiapyran: Facilitated Photoisomerization by Cooperative Complexation of Crown Ether and Thiophenolate Moieties with Metal Ions
oligooxyethylene moieties were synthesized, and their photochromism was examined in the presence of cations in acetonitrile. The cation complexation by their crownethermoieties cannot induce thermal isomerization to their corresponding colored merocyanine form, unlike the corresponding spirobenzopyran derivatives. The UV-light-induced isomerization was, however, facilitated by the cation complexation
Cation Complexation, Photochromism, and Photoresponsive Ion-Conducting Behavior of Crowned Spirobenzopyran Vinyl Polymers
作者:Keiichi Kimura、Hidefumi Sakamoto、Ryoko M. Uda
DOI:10.1021/ma035644g
日期:2004.3.1
Vinyl polymers incorporating a crowned spirobenzopyran moiety at the side chain were synthesized, and their alkali metal-ion complexation, photochromism, and photoresponsive ion-conducting behaviors were studied in comparison with similar polymers incorporating crown ether and spirobenzopyran moieties independently. The metal-ion complexation by their crown ether moiety significantly affected the photochromism of their spirobenzopyran moiety. The crowned spirobenzopyran polymers are similar to their corresponding monomeric analogue in their metal-ion complexing property and photochromism, with some difference induced by polymer effect. Almost no significant aggregation of the photoinduced merocyanine moiety was found in the crowned spirobenzopyran polymer, unlike the polymers carrying spirobenzopyran and crown ether moiety independently. The crowned spirobenzopyran polymers were applied successfully as components of photoresponsive ion-conducting materials.