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Photoswitchable azobenzene-appended iridium(III) complexes

Iridium(iii) cyclometalated complexes have been used as models to study the effect that extended conjugation and substitution pattern has on the photochromic behavior of azobenzene-appended 2-phenylpyridyl (ppy) ligands. For this purpose four azobenzene-containing ppy ligands were synthesized. With these ligands, nine iridium(iii) complexes containing up to three appended azobenzenes were synthesized. Analysis of their photochromic behaviour by means of UV-vis and 1H-NMR spectroscopy permitted us to conclude that the light-induced trans-to-cis isomerization of the azobenzene was strongly inhibited upon coordination to the Ir(iii) cation when the electronic conjugation was extended along the whole ligand. The use of an aliphatic spacer unit (either -CH2- or -OCH2-) between the azobenzene and the ppy fragment of the ligand sufficed to disrupt the electronic communication, and obtain photochromic organometallic complexes.

A Photoswitchable Dualsteric Ligand Controlling Receptor Efficacy

The investigation of the mode and time course of the activation of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), in particular muscarinic acetylcholine (mACh or M) receptors, is still in its infancy despite the tremendous therapeutic relevance of M receptors and GPCRs in general. We herein made use of a dualsteric ligand that can concomitantly interact with the orthosteric, that is, the neurotransmitter, binding site and an allosteric one. We synthetically incorporated a photoswitchable (photochromic) azobenzene moiety. We characterized the photophysical properties of this ligand called BQCAAI and investigated its applicability as a pharmacological tool compound with a set of FRET techniques at the M1 receptor. BQCAAI proved to be an unprecedented molecular tool; it is the first photoswitchable dualsteric ligand, and its activity can be regulated by light. We also applied BQCCAI to investigate the time course of several receptor activation processes.

Photoresponsive Formation of an Intermolecular Minimal G-Quadruplex Motif

The ability of three different bifunctional azobenzene linkers to enable the photoreversible formation of a defined intermolecular two-tetrad G-quadruplex upon UV/Vis irradiation was investigated. Circular dichroism and NMR spectroscopic data showed the formation of G-quadruplexes with K+ ions at room temperature in all three cases with the corresponding azobenzene linker in an E conformation. However, only the para-para-substituted azobenzene derivative enables photoswitching between a nonpolymorphic, stacked, tetramolecular G-quadruplex and an unstructured state after E-Z isomerization.

A photochromic ATP analogue driving a motor protein with reversible light-controlled motility: Controlling velocity and binding manner of a kinesin-microtubule system in an in vitro motility assay

We synthesized two photochromic ATP analogues (ATP-Azos) featuring azobenzene derivatives tethered at the 2′ position of the ribose ring. In the presence of the ATP-Azo tethering p-tert-butylazobenzene, we observed reversible photo-control of the motility, velocity and binding manner, of a kinesin-microtubule system in an in vitro motility assay.

Synthesis of photo-responsive acridine-modified DNA and its application to site-selective RNA scission

Photo-responsive phosphoramidite monomers, which bear an azobenzene between acridine and the phosphoramidite unit, were synthesized, and incorporated into oligonucleotides. Upon UV irradiation, the azobenzene in the modified DNA efficiently isomerized from the trans isomer into the cis isomer. Although the Tm values of their duplexes with complementary DNA were not much changed by the isomerization, site-selective RNA scission was significantly accelerated by the UV irradiation when Mn(II) ion was used as the catalyst for RNA scission. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Reversible photochromism of a ferrocenylazobenzene monolayer controllable by a single green light source

A 3-ferrocenylazobenzene monolayer on an ITO electrode exhibits reversible azobenzene isomerization using a single green light source, assisted by electrochemical control of the ferrocene redox state. The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Efficient preparation of nitrosoarenes for the synthesis of azobenzenes

(Chemical Equation Presented) Reaction conditions are described for the oxidation of anilines furnishing nitrosoarenes and the synthesis of unsymmetrically substituted azobenzenes. In a comparative study, the catalytic oxidation of methyl 4-aminobenzoate