Controlling azobenzene photoswitching through combined ortho-fluorination and -amination

Z. Ahmed; A. Siiskonen; M. Virkki; A. Priimägi

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Controlling azobenzene photoswitching through combined ortho-fluorination and -amination

Z. Ahmed
, A. Siiskonen
, M. Virkki
, A. Priimägi

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We present a series of visible-light-absorbing azobenzene photoswitches with cis-lifetimes ranging from one second to three days. We combine ortho-fluorination to control the cis-lifetimes, and ortho-amination to boost the visible-light absorption. The synthesis is accomplished by selectively replacing one or more ortho-fluorines with amines in the ortho-fluoroazobenzene precursors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12520-12523
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	53
Issue number	93
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CC07308A
Publication status	Published - 2017
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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