Expanding excitation wavelengths for azobenzene photoswitching into the near-infrared rangeviaendothermic triplet energy transfer

Jussi Isokuortti, Kim Kuntze, Matti Virkki, Zafar Ahmed, Elina Vuorimaa-Laukkanen, Mikhail A. Filatov, Andrey Turshatov, Timo Laaksonen, Arri Priimägi, Nikita A. Durandin

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Abstrakti

Developing azobenzene photoswitches capable of selective and efficient photoisomerization by long-wavelength excitation is an enduring challenge. Herein, rapid isomerization from theZ- toE-state of twoortho-functionalized bistable azobenzenes with near-unity photoconversion efficiency was driven by triplet energy transfer upon red and near-infrared (up to 770 nm) excitation of porphyrin photosensitizers in catalytic micromolar concentrations. We show that the process of triplet-sensitized isomerization is efficient even when the sensitizer triplet energy is substantially lower (>200 meV) than that of the azobenzene used. This makes the approach applicable for a wide variety of sensitizer-azobenzene combinations and enables the expansion of excitation wavelengths into the near-infrared spectral range. Therefore, indirect excitationviaendothermic triplet energy transfer provides efficient and precise means for photoswitching upon 770 nm near-infared light illumination with no chemical modification of the azobenzene chromophore, a desirable feature in photocontrollable biomaterials.

AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
Sivut7504-7509
Sivumäärä6
JulkaisuChemical Science
Vuosikerta12
Numero21
DOI - pysyväislinkit
TilaJulkaistu - 2021
OKM-julkaisutyyppiA1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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