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Volume 29, Issue 15
  • ISSN: 1385-2728
  • E-ISSN: 1875-5348

Abstract

Molecular photoswitches represent a dynamic and ever-growing research area based on the ability of molecules to convert (switch) between () and -() isomers. Azobenzenes are the most popular and widely employed - photoswitchable molecules in the development of photoresponsive, multifunctional smart materials for various applications. The promising avenues in this field include molecular fine-tuning of azobenzene-based photoswitches and the creation of single or dual-functional probes. This short overview highlights recent advances in the design of molecular photoswitches, particularly the molecular design strategies of azobenzene-based photoswitches with their structural and electronic features. Particular attention is paid to azoquinolines, which seem to be a promising alternative to azobenzenes in the design of novel multifunctional photoswitches with improved photochromic properties. Here, we have also developed the novel star-shaped multiazoquinoline photoswitch comprising individual azoquinoline-based photochromes connected to a central trisubstituted 1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol core by quantum chemical calculations. This unique structure is favorable for independent - isomerization of each azoquinoline-based photochrome within one macromolecule.

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Advances in Molecular Photoswitches: From Azobenzenes to Azoquinolines
Current Organic Chemistry 29, 1159 (2025); https://doi.org/10.2174/0113852728344412241008083512
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Keyword(s): azobenzenes; azoqunolines; decoupling strategy; Molecular photoswitches; photoisomerization; quantum yield; thermal half-lives; trans-to-cis isomerization

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