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Tunable Photoswitching in Norbornadiene (NBD)/Quadricyclane (QC) – Fullerene Hybrids
Lorenz, Patrick,Wullschl?ger, Florian,Rüter, Antonia,Meyer, Bernd,Hirsch, Andreas
, p. 14501 - 14507 (2021)
With respect to molecular switches, initializing the quadricyclane (QC) to norbornadiene (NBD) back-reaction by light is highly desirable. Our previous publication provided a unique solution for this purpose by utilizing covalently bound C60. In this work, the fundamental processes within these hybrids has been investigated. Variation of the linker unit connecting the NBD/QC moiety with the fullerene core is used as a tool to tune the properties of the resulting hybrids. Utilizing the Prato reaction, two unprecedented NBD/QC – fullerene hybrids having a long-rigid and a short-rigid linker were synthesized. Molecular dynamics simulations revealed that this results in an average QC–C60 distance of up to 14.2 ?. By comparing the NBD–QC switching of these derivatives with the already established one having a flexible linker, valuable mechanistic insights were gained. Most importantly, spatial convergence of the QC moiety and the fullerene core is inevitable for an efficient back-reaction.
Design, synthesis and photophysical studies of phenylethynyl-bridged phthalocyanine-fullerene dyads
Arero, Jaro,Kodis, Gerdenis,Schmitz, Robert A.,Mendez-Hernandez, Dalvin D.,Moore, Thomas A.,Moore, Ana L.,Gust, Devens
, p. 934 - 945 (2015/09/02)
A zinc and a free base phthalocyanine-fulleropyrrolidine dyad in which the chromophores are linked by a phenylethynyl group have been prepared using a new synthetic route, and their photoelectrochemical properties have been investigated. The zinc dyad is
Decorating single layer graphene oxide with electron donor and acceptor molecules for the study of photoinduced electron transfer
Das, Sushanta K.,Kc, Chandra B.,Ohkubo, Kei,Yamada, Yusuke,Fukuzumi, Shunichi,D'Souza, Francis
supporting information, p. 2013 - 2015 (2013/03/14)
Graphene oxide decorated with an electron donor, zinc(ii) phthalocyanine, and an electron acceptor, fullerene, has been synthesized, and photoinduced electron transfer leading to charge-separation is reported. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2013.
