pKa Switching Induced by the Change in the π‐Conjugated System Based on Photochromism
- 17 May 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Chemistry – A European Journal
- Vol. 12 (16) , 4283-4288
- https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200501292
Abstract
Two diarylethene derivatives 1 a and 2 a containing a 2,5-diaryl-3-thienyl group have been designed and synthesized. The pKa values of these compounds change upon photoirradiation. They have a phenol group as a proton source and a pyridinium group as an acceptor unit at each end of the π-conjugated chain. The cyclization/cycloreversion reactions can be used to control the length of the π-conjugated chain between the proton source and the acceptor. The change in the π-conjugated chain length caused the pKa-switching.Keywords
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