Substituted nitrogen-bridged diazocines

• Pascal Lentes,
• Jeremy Rudtke,
• Thomas Griebenow and
• Rainer Herges

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1503–1508, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.107

• makes them promising candidates for applications in photopharmacology. The halogen substituents allow further functionalization via cross-coupling reactions. Keywords: bridged azobenzene; diazocine; photopharmacology; photoswitch; triazocine; visible light switch; water-soluble switch; Introduction