Mono- and bithiophene-substituted diarylethene photoswitches with emissive open or closed forms

• A. Lennart Schleper,
• Mariano L. Bossi,
• Vladimir N. Belov and
• Stefan W. Hell

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2344–2354, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.227

• ) were detected, confirming cleavage of the methyl esters. Photophysical properties The absorption and emission properties as well as the photochromic properties of eight “thiophenylated” DAEs were studied in acetonitrile solutions (Table 1). The properties of the OFs (open forms) were obtained from

Fluorescent phosphorus dendrimers excited by two photons: synthesis, two-photon absorption properties and biological uses

• Anne-Marie Caminade,
• Artem Zibarov,
• Eduardo Cueto Diaz,
• Aurélien Hameau,
• Maxime Klausen,
• Kathleen Moineau-Chane Ching,
• Jean-Pierre Majoral,
• Jean-Baptiste Verlhac,
• Olivier Mongin and
• Mireille Blanchard-Desce

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2287–2303, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.221

• dendrimers having TPA fluorophores as branches and water-solubilizing functions on the surface. Photophysical properties of the types of dendrimers shown in Scheme 2 (measured in toluene). Comparison of the photophysical properties (in toluene) of the spherical dendrimers shown in Scheme 2, with that of the

Synthesis and properties of sulfur-functionalized triarylmethylium, acridinium and triangulenium dyes

• Marco Santella,
• Eduardo Della Pia,
• Jakob Kryger Sørensen and
• Bo W. Laursen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2133–2141, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.210

• fluorescence lifetime (τfl) [12][13] are key photophysical properties to consider and optimize for any given application. We have for quite some time been interested in the synthesis, properties and applications of dyes from the triangulenium family (Figure 1) [14][15]. The triangulenium dyes can be divided

• also in agreement with the observation that 5a (and 5b) display intense fluorescence (Figure 6). Table 3 summarizes the spectral and photophysical properties on the triangulenium dyes showing any applicable fluorescence. Beside S3-ADOTA+ (5a) that are the double and triple -SEt-substituted TOTAs 6 and

Synthesis of benzo[d]imidazo[2,1-b]benzoselenoazoles: Cs₂CO₃-mediated cyclization of 1-(2-bromoaryl)benzimidazoles with selenium

• Mio Matsumura,
• Yuki Kitamura,
• Arisa Yamauchi,
• Yoshitaka Kanazawa,
• Yuki Murata,
• Tadashi Hyodo,
• Kentaro Yamaguchi and
• Shuji Yasuike

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2029–2035, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.199

• -fluorobenzene, and Se powder under the optimized conditions, i.e., in the presence of Cs2CO3 (2 equiv) in DMF under an argon atmosphere at 150 °C. This reaction gave product 2a in only 35% yield, suggesting that the stepwise reaction via 1-(2-bromoaryl)benzimidazole 1 is superior. Next, the photophysical

• properties of the synthesized compounds were evaluated, and the corresponding data are shown in Table 2 and Figure 3. 1-Phenylbenzimidazole (11), which does not contain a selenium atom, has an absorption maximum at 283 nm. In contrast, the maximum absorption wavelength (λmax) of parent compound 2a was found

Fluorinated azobenzenes as supramolecular halogen-bonding building blocks

• Esther Nieland,
• Oliver Weingart and
• Bernd M. Schmidt

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2013–2019, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.197

• azobenzenes with different halogen bonding donor properties are discussed in relation to their changing photophysical properties, rationalized by DFT calculations. Keywords: azobenzene; DFT calculations; fluorine chemistry; halogen bonding; photochemistry; Introduction The halogen bond is an attractive

• iodoethynyl group, as trade-off, photophysical properties are changing. The bathochromic shift of the π→π* band leads to an overlap with the n→π* excitation, making it more difficult to address, together with a diminishing thermal half-life. Both effects can be qualitatively reproduced and understood with the

Identification of optimal fluorescent probes for G-quadruplex nucleic acids through systematic exploration of mono- and distyryl dye libraries

• Xiao Xie,
• Michela Zuffo,
• Marie-Paule Teulade-Fichou and
• Anton Granzhan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1872–1889, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.183

• at the improvement of photophysical properties of the dyes and the establishment of structure–properties relationships. Results Design and synthesis of the dye library On the basis of the previously established distyryl scaffold, we designed 49 novel derivatives through systematic variation of the

Norbornadiene-functionalized triazatriangulenium and trioxatriangulenium platforms

• Roland Löw,
• Talina Rusch,
• Tobias Moje,
• Fynn Röhricht,
• Olaf M. Magnussen and
• Rainer Herges

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1815–1821, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.175

• platform 2 (44%). The photophysical properties and the switching behaviour of 1, 2 and 3 were determined in solution (THF). The UV–vis spectra of the norbornadienes (NBD, black, 1a, 2a, 3a) and quadricylanes (QC, red, 1b, 2b, 3b) and the spectra of the QCs after irradiation with 311 nm for 1b and 2b or 254

Synthesis, photophysical and electrochemical properties of pyridine, pyrazine and triazine-based (D–π–)₂A fluorescent dyes

• Keiichi Imato,
• Toshiaki Enoki,
• Koji Uenaka and
• Yousuke Ooyama

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1712–1721, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.167

• solvents are much larger than those in nonpolar solvents (Table 1). In order to investigate the solid-state photophysical properties of OUY-2, OUK-2 and OUJ-2, we have measured the solid-state fluorescence spectra of the solids (Figure 4). The λmax,fl of the as-recrystallized dyes appears at 550 nm for OUY

Synthesis, enantioseparation and photophysical properties of planar-chiral pillar[5]arene derivatives bearing fluorophore fragments

• Guojuan Li,
• Chunying Fan,
• Guo Cheng,
• Wanhua Wu and
• Cheng Yang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1601–1611, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.164

• derivatives (P5A-DPA and P5A-Py) bearing bulky fluorophores were obtained in high yield by click reaction. The photophysical properties of both compounds were investigated in detail. P5A-DPA with two 9,10-diphenylanthracene (DPA) pigments grafted on the pillar[5]arene showed a high fluorescence quantum yield

• quantum yield are beneficial for the application of pillar[5]arene in these fields. Perylene (Py) and 9,10-diphenylanthracene (DPA) are well known for their desirable absorption and high fluorescence quantum yield. These chromophores possess unique photophysical properties and have been widely used as

• be inhibited generating a pair of Sp and Rp enantiomers. Secondly, the strong absorption in the visible range and high fluorescence a quantum yield of the fluorophores will donate the pillar[5]arene derivatives novel photophysical properties. Results and Discussion Syntheses of pillar[5]arene

Diazocine-functionalized TATA platforms

• Roland Löw,
• Talina Rusch,
• Fynn Röhricht,
• Olaf Magnussen and
• Rainer Herges

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1485–1490, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.150

• for dibenzoyl 7 (Scheme 1). Diazocine 13 was obtained by reduction and oxidation in moderate yields (22%). The reaction of diazocine 13 with the TATA ion 9 gave the target diazocine 2 (88%, Scheme 2). The photophysical properties and the switching behavior of 1 and 2 were determined in solution (THF

Reversible end-to-end assembly of selectively functionalized gold nanorods by light-responsive arylazopyrazole–cyclodextrin interaction

• Maximilian Niehues,
• Patricia Tegeder and
• Bart Jan Ravoo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1407–1415, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.140

• photophysical properties like nearly quantitative isomerization, straight forward synthesis in excellent yields and very long Z-isomer half-life times up to 1000 days due to less steric repulsion [37]. In previous reports we could show that the AAP guest inclusion properties to β-CD are comparable to

• azobenzenes leading due to the superior photophysical properties to fully reversible supramolecular systems, which showed limited feasibility with azobenzenes [20][38][39]. Herein, we present the application of a light-responsive CD–AAP host–guest system for the reversible end-to-end assembly of AuNR. The

Complexation of a guanidinium-modified calixarene with diverse dyes and investigation of the corresponding photophysical response

• Yu-Ying Wang,
• Yong Kong,
• Zhe Zheng,
• Wen-Chao Geng,
• Zi-Yi Zhao,
• Hongwei Sun and
• Dong-Sheng Guo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1394–1406, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.139

• and potential applications according to the diverse photophysical responses are provided. Keywords: calixarene; host–guest complexation; luminescent dyes; macrocycles; photophysical properties; Introduction Fluorescence sensing represents a powerful detection methodology due to its low cost, ease of

• GC5A–dye complexes. Binding constants and photophysical properties of host–guest complexes and the calculated polarities of macrocyclic hosts. Acknowledgements This work was supported by NSFC (21672112 and 51873090), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and Program of Tianjin

Remarkable effect of alkynyl substituents on the fluorescence properties of a BN-phenanthrene

• Alberto Abengózar,
• David Sucunza,
• Patricia García-García and
• Juan J. Vaquero

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1257–1261, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.122

• -phenanthrenes with substituents of a diverse nature have been synthesized by palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of a common chloro-substituted precursor, which was made from readily available materials in only four steps. Evaluation of the photophysical properties of the prepared compounds unveiled an

• aromatic hydrocarbons (BN-PAHs) have received increasing interest over the past few years [1][2][3][4][5], particularly in the field of materials science [6]. The presence of a polarized B–N bond induces significant changes in the photophysical properties of these compounds when compared to their PAH

• analogues containing only non-polar C=C bonds. This fact opens up new opportunities for creating improved optoelectronic devices [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. The introduction of substituents is known to have a substantial influence on the photophysical properties of PAHs. However, although some

Self-assembly behaviors of perylene- and naphthalene-crown macrocycle conjugates in aqueous medium

• Xin Shen,
• Bo Li,
• Tiezheng Pan,
• Jianfeng Wu,
• Yangxin Wang,
• Jie Shang,
• Yan Ge,
• Lin Jin and
• Zhenhui Qi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1203–1209, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.117

• properties, such as charge transport and photophysical properties [69][70][71][72][73][74]. While the morphologies of these aggregates were greatly influenced by solvents, molecular structures and shapes, as well as the fraction of hydrophilic and/or hydrophobic parts [75][76][77][78][79][80][81]. By far

Precious metal-free molecular machines for solar thermal energy storage

• Meglena I. Kandinska,
• Snejana M. Kitova,
• Vladimira S. Videva,
• Stanimir S. Stoyanov,
• Stanislava B. Yordanova,
• Stanislav B. Baluschev,
• Silvia E. Angelova and
• Aleksey A. Vasilev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1096–1106, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.106

• photoisomerization and a longer life time of the higher energy forms in comparison with the known analogs. The chemical structures of all dyes in the series were characterized by NMR, UV–vis, IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The steady-state photophysical properties of the dyes were elucidated. The stability

• . First of all, the azacrown nitrogen atom is linked directly to the dye and it is part of the chromophore system, responsible for the “push–pull” effect and the photophysical properties of the dye. This provides control over the “push–pull” effect in the chromophore by switching on and off states (i.e

• were proved by NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, IR and UV–vis spectroscopy. Photophysical properties Steady-state absorption and emission spectroscopy Next we elucidated the photophysical properties of the chosen compounds and determined their suitability to be used as MOST systems. First, we

Synthesis of functionalized diazocines for application as building blocks in photo- and mechanoresponsive materials

• Widukind Moormann,
• Daniel Langbehn and
• Rainer Herges

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 727–732, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.68

• to 3,3’- and 4,4’-diaminodiazocine, which have been implemented in macromolecules for conformation switching, our compounds exhibit improved photophysical properties (photostationary states, separation of absorption bands in the cis and trans configuration). Hence they are promising candidates as

• the amino-functionalized diazocines 6a and 6b [34]. Additionally, the diazocine 4b was converted into the divinyldiazocine 7. Towards this end, the hydroxy groups were tosylated, followed by elimination with potassium butoxide [35][36]. The photochemical and photophysical properties of compounds 4–7

• azo condensation proved to be reliable key steps in the synthesis of these substituted diazocines. The photophysical properties of compounds 4–7 were investigated by NMR and UV–vis experiments. The previously investigated 3,3’-diaminodiazocine 2 and 4,4’-diaminodiazocine 3 exhibited poor

Synthesis and fluorescent properties of N(9)-alkylated 2-amino-6-triazolylpurines and 7-deazapurines

• Andrejs Šišuļins,
• Jonas Bucevičius,
• Yu-Ting Tseng,
• Irina Novosjolova,
• Kaspars Traskovskis,
• Ērika Bizdēna,
• Huan-Tsung Chang,
• Sigitas Tumkevičius and
• Māris Turks

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 474–489, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.41

• ; Introduction Purine [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] and 7-deazapurine (IUPAC name: pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine) [8][9][10][11] derivatives have been progressively studied for decades due to their wide range of biological activities and photophysical properties. Currently, the synthesis of push–pull systems is a promising

• -deazapurines (Figure 1 compounds of type G and H) in order to determine and to compare their fluorescent properties. The synthetic approach towards 7-deazapurine derivatives H has been recently disclosed by us [39], but the photophysical properties of these compounds have not been studied thus far. In this

• series possessing identical substitution pattern (structural congeners G and H, Figure 1). The easy access to the title compounds opened a possibility for a comparative study of their photophysical properties. Synthesis N(9)-Alkylated-2,6-diazidopurine 2a was synthesized in two steps from commercially

Application of olefin metathesis in the synthesis of functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) and POSS-containing polymeric materials

• Patrycja Żak and
• Cezary Pietraszuk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 310–332, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.28

• isolated yields exceeding 60%. Chromophore-functionalized silsesquioxane-core dendrimers were obtained to investigate their photophysical properties [12][14]. In the synthesized compounds chromophore properties were only slightly influenced by the core. The possibility of fine-tuning of the photophysical

• strongly affect photophysical properties [26]. In the subsequent paper the authors describe the use of OVS or mixtures of T10 and T12 units in the synthesis of hydroxyphenyl-terminated silsesquioxanes. Such derivatives were obtained via cross metathesis with 4-acetoxystyrene or via a sequence of cross

• properties of the POSS-based dendritic molecule not only by changing the chromophore but also by providing tailored steric interactions between bridges and/or chromophores was proved [14]. Interestingly, the 4’-vinylbiphenyl-3,5-dicarbaldehyde group modified macromolecule (Figure 5d) displayed the ability to

N-Arylphenothiazines as strong donors for photoredox catalysis – pushing the frontiers of nucleophilic addition of alcohols to alkenes

• Fabienne Speck,
• David Rombach and
• Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 52–59, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.5

• photoredox concept is based on the photophysical properties of the excited photoredox catalyst, the idea of the conPET concept mimics nature’s light collection system and consecutively collects the energy of two photons stored in the excited state of the initially pre-promoted photoredox catalyst’s radical

Synthesis of mono-functionalized S-diazocines via intramolecular Baeyer–Mills reactions

• Miriam Schehr,
• Daniel Hugenbusch,
• Tobias Moje,
• Christian Näther and
• Rainer Herges

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2799–2804, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.257

• difficult to achieve. On this account, bridged azobenzenes (diazocines), would be more suitable as photoswitches in pharmacologically active compounds [8]. Besides their superior photophysical properties, diazocines are more stable in the cis configuration and could therefore be administered in their

Photocatalyic Appel reaction enabled by copper-based complexes in continuous flow

• Clémentine Minozzi,
• Jean-Christophe Grenier-Petel,
• Shawn Parisien-Collette and
• Shawn K. Collins

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2730–2736, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.251

• conversion of an alcohol to bromide involved screening a wide variety of structurally varied complexes. Our group has previously demonstrated that the nature of each ligand influences the physical and photophysical properties as well as catalytic activity of the resulting catalyst (Figure 2) [27]. A library

Transition metal-free oxidative and deoxygenative C–H/C–Li cross-couplings of 2H-imidazole 1-oxides with carboranyl lithium as an efficient synthetic approach to azaheterocyclic carboranes

• Lidia A. Smyshliaeva,
• Mikhail V. Varaksin,
• Pavel A. Slepukhin,
• Oleg N. Chupakhin and
• Valery N. Charushin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2618–2626, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.240

• ][19][20][21], as well as unique photophysical properties [22][23][24][25][26]. Thus, the development of effective approaches to azaheterocyclic carboranes is currently considered to be one of the most important synthetic challenges. At present, there are three main synthetic strategies in the design

Applications of organocatalysed visible-light photoredox reactions for medicinal chemistry

• Michael K. Bogdos,
• Emmanuel Pinard and
• John A. Murphy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2035–2064, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.179

• some basic data of these photocatalysts are presented, to serve as an easy reference to the reader, with respect to their structure, electrochemical and photophysical properties. Figure 3 shows the structures of the various compounds that are used on multiple occasions as photocatalysts in the

A self-assembled photoresponsive gel consisting of chiral nanofibers

• Lei Zou,
• Dan Han,
• Zhiyi Yuan,
• Dongdong Chang and
• Xiang Ma

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1994–2001, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.174

• formation of supramolecular structure. To investigate the potential photoresponsiveness of compound 3, the UV–vis absorption spectrum was measured to trace photochemical and photophysical properties of the solution of compound 3 (1.0 × 10−5 M in chloroform). As shown in Figure 2, the azobenzene trans-isomer

Synthesis and characterization of π–extended “earring” subporphyrins

• Haiyan Guan,
• Mingbo Zhou,
• Bangshao Yin,
• Ling Xu and
• Jianxin Song

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1956–1960, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.170

• further red-shifted and more intense. This work extends the research of “earring” porphyrins to “earring” subporphyrins. Investigations on their photophysical properties and further functionalization are underway. Partial 1H NMR spectrum of 3. X-ray crystal structures of 3: a) top view; b) side view