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A Molecular Engineering Approach to Achieve Wavelength-Selective Photorelease Using a Dynamic Photocage
Souvik Ray1, Saikat Roy2, Suchhanda Biswas1
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.
Organic Letters
|July 15, 2024
Abstract:
We introduce a molecular engineering strategy for wavelength-selective photorelease of alcohols and carboxylic acids, employing a dynamic photocage featuring an (E)-3-(6-acetyl-2-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)acrylate moiety. Initially activated by visible light (λ ≥ 410 nm), it releases alcohol, generating a second photocage. Subsequent exposure to shorter wavelengths (λ ≤ 365 nm) selectively releases carboxylic acid, albeit at a reduced rate.

