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Determination of the Photoisomerization Quantum Yield of a Hydrazone Photoswitch
Published on: February 7, 2022
Azophotoswitches containing thiazole, isothiazole, thiadiazole, and isothiadiazole
Nusaiba Madappuram Cheruthu1,2, P K Hashim1,2, Saugata Sahu1
1Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita20, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan. tamaoki@es.hokudai.ac.jp.
Abstract:
We report a novel class of azophotoswitches incorporating various five-membered heteroaryl units such as thiazole, isothiazole, thiadiazole, and isothiadiazole. These azophotoswitches were developed through an initial screening of 24 compounds using DFT calculations to identify those with the wavelength of maximum absorption (λmax) at a long wavelength. Subsequently, eight selected azophotoswitches were synthesized. Compounds containing both thiazole and isothiazole moieties showed relatively long λmax compared to the other synthesized compounds. These azophotoswitches exhibited reversible isomerization under visible light irradiation at 430 nm, 450 nm, 470 nm (trans to cis) and 525 nm (cis to trans). Analysis of the X-ray crystal structures of the cis isomer of phenylazo[1,3,4-thiadiazole] exhibited a unique orthogonal geometry.
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