Synthesis and photochromism of novel unsymmetrical diarylethenes with an azaindole unit
摘要:
A new class of unsymmetrical photochromic diarylethenes with an azaindole moiety has been firstly synthesized. Their properties, including photochromism, crystal structure, as well as fluorescence, were investigated systematically. The azaindole was connected directly to the central cyclopentene ring as a heteroaryl moiety and available to participate in the photoisomerization reaction. Each of the diarylethenes exhibited favorable photochromism, good thermal stability, remarkable fatigue resistance, and notable fluorescence switches in both solution and solid media. The substituents at the para-position of the terminal benzene ring affected evidently their properties: the electron-donating methoxy could be effective to enhance the cyclization quantum yield, while the electron-withdrawing cyano could shift the absorption maximum to a longer wavelength in both hexane and solid film. The results revealed that the introduction of azaindole moieties and different substituents played an important role in the photoisomerization process of these diarylethenes. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Photochromism of new unsymmetrical diarylethenes based on the hybrid of azaindole and thiophene moieties
作者:Zhiyuan Sun、Hui Li、Gang Liu、Congbin Fan、Shouzhi Pu
DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.03.003
日期:2014.7
A new class of photochromic diarylethenes with both azaindole and thiophene moieties were synthesized to investigate the effects of the substituents on their photochromic behaviors, and their structures were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The azaindole moiety was connected directly to the central cyclopentene ring as a heteroaryl moiety to participate the photoisomerization
A new class of unsymmetrical photochromic diarylethenes with an azaindole moiety has been firstly synthesized. Their properties, including photochromism, crystal structure, as well as fluorescence, were investigated systematically. The azaindole was connected directly to the central cyclopentene ring as a heteroaryl moiety and available to participate in the photoisomerization reaction. Each of the diarylethenes exhibited favorable photochromism, good thermal stability, remarkable fatigue resistance, and notable fluorescence switches in both solution and solid media. The substituents at the para-position of the terminal benzene ring affected evidently their properties: the electron-donating methoxy could be effective to enhance the cyclization quantum yield, while the electron-withdrawing cyano could shift the absorption maximum to a longer wavelength in both hexane and solid film. The results revealed that the introduction of azaindole moieties and different substituents played an important role in the photoisomerization process of these diarylethenes. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.