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Photochemical pK(a)-modulation and gated photochromic properties of a novel diarylethene switch
Kawai, Stephen H.,Gilat, Sylvain L.,Lehn, Jean-Marie
, p. 2359 - 2366 (2007/10/03)
The unsymmetrical dithlenylethene photochrome 1a exhibits proton-gated photochromic properties as well as novel chemical reactivity. The dimethoxylated derivative 9a represents a light-triggered proton switch whose dissociation constant is increased by a factor of 16 upon photochemical cyclization to 9b. Such compounds are of potential interest for multiplexing photochemical systems.
