TY  - JOUR
A1  - Yang, Chong
A1  - Slavov, Chavdar
A1  - Wegner, Hermann A.
A1  - Wachtveitl, Josef
A1  - Dreuw, Andreas
T1  - Computational design of a molecular triple photoswitch for wavelength-selective control
T2  - Chemical science
N2  - A small single molecule with multiple photoswitchable subunits, selectively and independently controllable by light of different wavelengths, is highly attractive for applications in multi-responsive materials and biological sciences. Herein, triple photoswitches are presented consisting of three independent azobenzene (AB) subunits that share a common central phenyl ring: the meta-trisazobenzenes (MTA). It is the unique meta-connectivity pattern leading to decoupling of all azo-subunits although they do overlap spatially. Based on this pattern, we design a triple MTA photoswitch, as proof-of-principle, with three different, electronically independent AB branches on the computer, which can be individually photo-excited to trigger ultra-fast E → Z isomerization at the selected AB branch.
Y1  - 2018
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/48586
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-485861
SN  - 2041-6539
SN  - 2041-6520
N1  - This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.
VL  - 9
IS  - 46
SP  - 8665
EP  - 8672
PB  - RSC
CY  - Cambridge
ER  -