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Highly Cooperative Photoswitching in Dihydropyrene Dimers

P. Liesfeld, Y. Garmshausen, S. Budzak, J. Becker, A. Dallmann, D. Jacquemin, S. Hecht – 2020

We present a strategy to achieve highly cooperative photoswitching, where the initial switching event greatly facilitates subsequent switching of the neighboring unit. By linking donor/acceptor substituted dihydropyrenes via suitable p‐conjugated bridges, the quantum yield for the second photochemical ring‐opening process could be enhanced by more than two orders of magnitude as compared to the first ring‐opening. As a result, the intermediate mixed switching state is not detected during photoisomerization although it is formed during the thermal back reaction. Comparing the switching behavior of various dimers, both experimentally and computationally, helped to unravel the crucial role of the bridging moiety connecting both photochromic units. The presented dihydropyrene dimer serves as model system for longer cooperative switching chains, which, in principle, should enable efficient and directional transfer of information along a defined path. Moreover, our concept allows to enhance the photosensitivity in oligomeric and polymeric systems and materials thereof.

Titel
Highly Cooperative Photoswitching in Dihydropyrene Dimers
Verfasser
P. Liesfeld, Y. Garmshausen, S. Budzak, J. Becker, A. Dallmann, D. Jacquemin, S. Hecht
Datum
2020
Kennung
10.1002/anie.202008523
Zitierweise
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, published online
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