Alkali-metal cation recognition induced isomerization of spirobenzopyrans and spironaphthoxazins possessing a crown ring as a recognition site: multifunctional artificial receptors
摘要:
Spirobenzopyrans and spironaphthoxazins possessing a monoaza-crown ring were synthesized. Isomerization of these compounds to the open colored merocyanines was induced by recognition of alkali-metal cations and the selectivity of the coloration was found to be governed by several factors: (1) the size of the crown ring, (2) the position of recognition, (3) electric properties of both the complexed cations and the merocyanine dipoles, and (4) the length of the alkyl chains connecting the spirobenzopyran units and the crown units. The spirobenzopyrans represent rationally designed multifunctional artificial receptors for alkali-metal cations.
Family of Site-Selective Molecular Optical Switches
作者:Tomoyo Sakata、Yuling Yan、Gerard Marriott
DOI:10.1021/jo048207o
日期:2005.3.1
[GRAPHIVS]We describe the design, synthesis, and characterization of a family of thiol-reactive optical switches for labeling proteins and other biomolecules. Site-selective introduction of photochromic probes within biomolecules is being used as part of a new approach for optical control of biomolecular interactions and activities within cells. The thiol-reactive photochromic probes described in this report include a spironaplithoxazine and five spirobenzopyrans. The location of the thiol-reactive group on the spirobenzopyran is different for each probe; this feature can be used to control the geometry of the optical switch within a bioconjugate. The photochromes undergo rapid and reversible, optically driven transitions between a colorless spiro (SP) state and a brightly colored merocyanine (MC) state. The MC absorption of a spironaphthoxazine conjugate is red shifted by more than 100 nm compared to the equivalent spirobenzopyran, which may be exploited for the independent control of the MC to SP transition for up to two different spironaphthoxazine and spirobenzopyran conjugates within the same sample.