TY - JOUR
T1 - Redshifted and thermally bistable one-way quantitative hemithioindigo-derived photoswitches enabled by isomer-specific excited state intramolecular proton transfer
AU - Krell-Jørgensen, Mikkel
AU - Zulfikri, Habiburrahman
AU - Bonnevie, Magnus Grage
AU - Bro, Frederik Simonsen
AU - Dohn, Asmus Ougaard
AU - Laraia, Luca
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - We report bistable indole-containing hemithioindigos (HTIs) with one-way quantitative photoswitching properties. Supported by state-averaged CASPT2/CASSCF calculations, we propose a mechanism for the observed one-way photoswitching that involves an isomer-specific excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT). Additionally, we developed a thermally bistable oligomer-inspired bipyrrole-containing HTI, which displays large band separation and bidirectional near-quantitative photoisomerization in the near-infrared, bio-optical window.
AB - We report bistable indole-containing hemithioindigos (HTIs) with one-way quantitative photoswitching properties. Supported by state-averaged CASPT2/CASSCF calculations, we propose a mechanism for the observed one-way photoswitching that involves an isomer-specific excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT). Additionally, we developed a thermally bistable oligomer-inspired bipyrrole-containing HTI, which displays large band separation and bidirectional near-quantitative photoisomerization in the near-infrared, bio-optical window.
U2 - 10.1039/d2cc05548a
DO - 10.1039/d2cc05548a
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 36537010
SN - 1359-7345
VL - 59
SP - 563
EP - 566
JO - Chemical Communications
JF - Chemical Communications
ER -