10.1021/jo802792j.s002
Laura Rivado-Casas
Laura
Rivado-Casas
Diego Sampedro
Diego
Sampedro
Pedro J. Campos
Pedro J.
Campos
Stefania Fusi
Stefania
Fusi
Vinicio Zanirato
Vinicio
Zanirato
Massimo Olivucci
Massimo
Olivucci
Fluorenylidene−Pyrroline Biomimetic Light-Driven Molecular Switches
American Chemical Society
2009
Molecular
Fluorenylidene
biomimetic photoactivated
photoisomerization step
chromophore
chiral substituents
absorption
50 nm
compound
rotation
Biomimetic
Expedient synthesis
light source
substitution pattern
2009-07-03 00:00:00
Journal contribution
https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Fluorenylidene_Pyrroline_Biomimetic_Light_Driven_Molecular_Switches/2845888
A new family of biomimetic photoactivated molecular switches based in the retinal chromophore is described. Expedient synthesis allows a library of compounds with a different substitution pattern, including chiral substituents, to be obtained. The effect of substitution, solvent, and light source on the photoisomerization step has been assessed. The absorption maximum has been red-shifted ca. 50 nm with respect to related systems and rotation is now easily achieved by using visible light.