Molecular photoswitches in aqueous environments

J Volarić, W Szymanski, NA Simeth… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

Photoresponsive Supramolecular Polymers: From Light‐Controlled Small Molecules to Smart Materials

F Xu, BL Feringa - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photoresponsive supramolecular polymers are well‐organized assemblies based on highly
oriented and reversible noncovalent interactions containing photosensitive molecules as (co …

Stepping out of the blue: from visible to near‐IR triggered photoswitches

Z Zhang, W Wang, M O'Hagan, J Dai… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Light offers unique opportunities for controlling the activity of materials and biosystems with
high spatiotemporal resolution. Molecular photoswitches are chromophores that undergo …

Visible light-responsive materials: the (photo) chemistry and applications of donor–acceptor Stenhouse adducts in polymer science

M Clerc, S Sandlass, O Rifaie-Graham… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Donor–acceptor Stenhouse adduct (DASA) photoswitches have gained a lot of attention
since their discovery in 2014. Their negative photochromism, visible light absorbance …

The (photo) chemistry of Stenhouse photoswitches: guiding principles and system design

MM Lerch, W Szymański, BL Feringa - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular photoswitches comprise chromophores that can be interconverted reversibly with
light between two states with different photochemical and physicochemical properties. This …

Controlling dark equilibria and enhancing donor–acceptor Stenhouse adduct photoswitching properties through carbon acid design

JR Hemmer, ZA Page, KD Clark, F Stricker… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A novel library of tunable negative photochromic compounds, donor–acceptor Stenhouse
adducts (DASAs), is reported. Tailoring the electron deficient “acceptor” moiety yielded …

A multi-stage single photochrome system for controlled photoswitching responses

F Stricker, DM Sanchez, U Raucci, ND Dolinski… - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
The ability of molecular photoswitches to convert on/off responses into large macroscale
property change is fundamental to light-responsive materials. However, moving beyond …

Designing of Rewritable Paper by Hydrochromic Donor–Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts

L Mao, Z Wang, Y Duan, C Xiong, C He, X Deng… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Rewritable paper is meaningful to the recyclable and sustainable utilization of
environmental resources and thus has been extensively investigated for several decades. In …

Structure–function relationships of donor–acceptor Stenhouse adduct photochromic switches

N Mallo, ED Foley, H Iranmanesh, ADW Kennedy… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The first in-depth, systematic study of the photoswitching properties of Donor–Acceptor
Stenhouse Adducts (DASAs) is reported. Barbituric acid derived DASAs functionalised with …

Donor–acceptor Stenhouse adducts: exploring the effects of ionic character

MM Sroda, F Stricker, JA Peterson… - … A European Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of solution‐state dielectric and intermolecular interactions on the degree of
charge separation provide a route to understanding the switching properties and …