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Experimental
Conclusions
1H NMR spectra were recorded at 300 MHz with
TMS as an internal reference and CDCl3 as solvent on a
JOEL JNM-ECA300 spectrometer. MS spectra were
recorded in methanol with an ESI-MS Esquire-LC spec-
trometer. UV/Vis absorption spectra were measured
with a Shimadzu UV-2100S UV-Visible recording spec-
trophotometer. An SHG-200 Mejiro precision ultraviolet
irradiate equipment, a PLC-SXE 300 Xenon lamp with
different wavelength filters and an infrared lamp were
used as light sources for photochromic reactions. Fluo-
rescence spectra were recorded by a Hitachi F4500
spectrometer with a setting of 5 nm grating slit and 700
V amplifier of the photomultiplier, and a Horiba Jobi-
nyvon Fluorolog spectrometer with a setting of 1 nm
grating slit at room temperature. 1,2-Bis(2-methyl-3-
thienly-5-formyl)-perfluorocyclopentene was synthe-
sized by our laboratory. Other chemicals for synthesis
were purchased from commercial suppliers. Column
chromatography was performed on silica gel (zcx-2, 200
—300 mesh). All solvents in analytical or chemical
grade were purified from standard procedures.
In summary, we have successfully synthesized three
novel diarylethenes combined with quinoline derivatives
and demonstrated that the quinoline derivatives with
alkyl groups attached to the thiophene heterocycles of
diarylethenes, could undergo a gated photochromic re-
action. The quinoline substituent attached to the
5-position of thiophene heterocycles could react with
acid/alkali and influence on the reversibility of photo-
chromic reaction. Compounds 1—3 could carry out
good photochromic ring-closing reaction with addition
of base.
Ackowlegement
This work was supported by the National Basic Re-
search Program of China (973 Program) with No.
2011CB706900, National Natural Science Foundation of
China with No. 50872149 and No. 50502003, Scientific
Research Foundation for Returned Scholars within the
Ministry of Education of China, and the President
Foundation of the Graduate University of Chinese
Academy of Sciences.
The synthetic methodologies of 1-[2-methyl-3-
thienly-5-(8-hydroxy-2-methylquinoline-2,2'-bithio-
phene)]-2-(2-methyl-3-thienly-5-formyl)-perfluorocyclo-
pentene (1), 1-[2-methyl-3-thienly-5-(8-acetate-2-
methylquinoline-2,2'-bithiophene)]-2-(2-methyl-3-
thienly-5-formyl)-perfluorocyclopentene (2) and 1,2-
bis[2-methyl-3-thienly-5-(8-hydroxy-2-methylquino-
line-2,2'-bithiophene)]-perfluorocyclopentene (3) have
been depicted in Scheme 1. They were prepared ac-
cording to the previously reported method.[14] 1,2-
bis(2-methyl-3-thienly-5-formyl)-perfluorocyclopentene
(450 mg, 1.35 mmol) and 2-methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline
(429 mg, 2.70 mmol) were stirred in acetic anhydride
(30 mL) at 135 ℃ under Ar gas protection for 45 h.
The product was then poured into cold water (50 mL).
The mixed solution was stirred at room temperature for
5 min. The products were extracted with dichloro-
methane (160 mL) and the organic phase was dried with
anhydrous Na2SO4. After evaporation of the solvent, the
targets 1—3 were separated with petroleum/acetone (3/1,
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V/V) as extract. Compound 1: H NMR (300 MHz,
CDCl3) δ: 9.86 (s, CHO, 1H), 8.14 (d, J=9 Hz, 1H), 7.76
(s, 2H), 7.60 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.46—7.51 (m, 3H), 7.03
—7.19 (m, 2H), 2.55 (s, 3H), 2.13 (s, 6H). MS (ESI) calcd
for C27H17O2S2NF6 [M + H] + 565.5, found 566.9.
1
Compound 2: H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 9.86 (s,
CHO, 1H), 8.13 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (s, 2H), 7.72 (d,
J=10 Hz, 1H), 7.42—7.55 (m, 3H), 7.02—7.19 (m,
2H), 2.13 (s, 6H). MS (ESI) calcd for C29H19O3S2NF6
[M+H]+ 607.5865, found 608.9. Compound 3: H
1
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 8.16 (d, J=7 Hz, 2H), 7.66
—7.79 (m, 4H), 7.43—7.54 (m, 6H), 6.99—7.19 (m,
4H), 2.01 (s, 6H). MS (ESI) calcd for C37H24O2S2N2F6
[M+H]+ 706.7191, found 707.4.
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