Selective photoconversion of photochromic diarylethenes and their properties
作者:Huan-huan Liu、Yi Chen
DOI:10.1039/c2nj40377c
日期:——
Selective photoconversions of photochromic diarylethene derivatives has been described using diarylethene derivative 1a as a model compound. Upon irradiation with 254 nm light, 1a undergoes photocyclization to yield the ring-closed isomer 1b in the absence of oxygen, or is transformed to the thiolactone derivative 1c in the presence of oxygen (in the air), respectively. It was found that 1b can be reversed back to 1a with visible light irradiation, the ring-opening and ring-closing photoswitch can be performed in the absence of oxygen. 1c is, however, photo-inactive and cannot be reversed back to 1a with UV or visible light irradiation. It was also found that 1c shows fluorescence whereas both 1a and 1b show no fluorescence.
Synthesis and photophysical properties of thiolactone derivatives
作者:Huan-Huan Liu、Yi Chen
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2012.12.057
日期:2013.2
A class of bis-thiolactone derivatives is prepared by photo-conversion of photochromic diarylethenes with a bis (5-chloro-2-methylthiophen-3-yl) system in moderate yields (50-60%). Bis-thiolactone derivatives show fluorescence in solution with moderate fluorescent quantum yields (0.11-0.17). Reaction mechanism exhibits that the photo-conversion of diarylethenes to bis-thiolactone derivatives undergoes a two-step reaction: photocyclization and photo-oxidation. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.