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Azobenzene Photoswitching with Near-Infrared Light Mediated by Molecular Oxygen
Kuntze, Kim,Isokuortti, Jussi,Siiskonen, Antti,Durandin, Nikita,Laaksonen, Timo,Priimagi, Arri
, p. 12568 - 12573 (2021/11/20)
Efficient photoisomerization between the cis and the trans states of azobenzenes using low-energy light is desirable for a range of applications in, e.g., photobiology yet challenging to accomplish directly with modified azobenzenes. Herein, we utilize molecular iodine as a photocatalyst to induce indirect cis-to-trans isomerization of 4,4′-dimethoxyazobenzene with 770 nm near-infrared light, showing robustness during more than 1000 cycles in ambient conditions. Intriguingly, the catalysis is mediated by molecular oxygen, and we demonstrate that other singlet-oxygen-generating photosensitizers besides iodine, i.e., palladium phthalocyanine, catalyze the isomerization as well. Thus, we envision that the approach can be further improved by employing other catalysts with suitable photoelectrochemical properties. Further studies are needed to explore the applicability of the approach with other azobenzene derivatives.
Synthesis of ethylene bis [(2-hydroxy-5,1,3-phenylene) bis methylene] tetraphosphonic acid and their anticorrosive effect on carbon steel in 3%NaCl solution
Sait,Aliouane,Toukal,Hammache,Al-Noaimi,Helesbeux,Duval
, (2021/01/25)
The inhibition performance of the newly synthesized Ethylene bis [(2-hydroxy-5,1,3-phenylene) bis methylene] tetraphosphonic acid (ETPA) toward carbon steel in 3% NaCl was investigated at different concentrations using potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) and impedance spectroscopy (EIS) methods. It was found that the inhibition capability was increased with increasing inhibitor dose and reach 92% at 10?3 mol/L. Also, Polarization curves showed that ETPA acts as a mixed type inhibitor with predominantly control of anodic reaction. The new inhibitor was investigated by different spectroscopic methods such as 1H, 13C and 31PNMR. The quantum parameters such as absolute electronegativity (χ), energy gap ΔE (EHOMO-ELUMO), global softness (σ), global hardness (η), electrophilicity index (ω) and the number of transfer electrons (ΔN) are calculated by density functional theory (DFT). The experimental also correlated with density functional theory results. The calculations show that ETPA has high density of negative charge located on the oxygen atoms of the phosphonate group facilitating the adsorption of ETPA on the surface of carbon steel. The inhibition efficiency of ETPA was discussed in terms of blocking of electrode surface by adsorption of ETPA molecules through active centers. The adsorption of ETPA on the surface of carbon steel obeyed the Langmuir isotherm paradigm.
A photocatalyst-free visible-light-mediated solvent-switchable route to stilbenes/vinyl sulfones from β-nitrostyrenes and arylazo sulfones
Chawla, Ruchi,Dutta, P. K.,Jaiswal, Shefali,Yadav, Lal Dhar S.
supporting information, p. 6487 - 6492 (2021/08/03)
Photocatalyst-free visible-light-mediated reactions, based on the presence of a visible-light-absorbing functional group in the starting material itself in order to exclude the often costly, hazardous, degradable and difficult to remove or recover photoredox catalysts, have been gaining momentum recently. We have employed this approach to develop a denitrative photocatalyst-free visible-light-mediated protocol for the arylation/sulfonylation of β-nitrostyrenes employing arylazo sulfones (bench-stable photolabile compounds) in a switchable solvent-controlled manner. Arylazo sulfones served as the aryl and sulfonyl radical precursors under blue LED irradiation for the synthesis oftrans-stilbenes and (E)-vinyl sulfones in CH3CN and dioxane/H2O 2?:?1, respectively. The absence of any metal, photocatalyst and additive; excellent selectivity (E-stereochemistry) and solvent-switchability; and the use of visible light and ambient temperature are the prime assets of the developed method. Moreover, we report the first photocatalyst-free visible light-driven route to synthesize stilbenes and vinyl sulfones from readily available β-nitrostyrenes.
