19262-72-7Relevant articles and documents
Remote-control photocycloreversion of dithienylethene driven by strong push-pull azo chromophores
He, Yaning,Zhu, Yan,Chen, Zhen,He, Wei,Wang, Xiaogong
supporting information, p. 5556 - 5558 (2013/07/26)
In this communication, a novel photochromic molecular switch DTE-2(Azo-CN) containing both dithienylethene and push-pull azo chromophores was synthesized. The push-pull azo chromophores can significantly accelerate the ring opening of the C-C bond of DTE closed isomer when irradiated with light far away from the maximum absorption band of the DTE closed isomer.
Substituent effects on the thermal cis-to-trans isomerization of 1,3-diphenyltriazenes in aqueous solution
Chen, Nan,Barra, Monica,Lee, Ivan,Chahal, Navjot
, p. 2271 - 2277 (2007/10/03)
The thermal cis-to-trans isomerization of some symmetrically p,p′-disubstituted 1,3-diphenyltriazenes has been studied by means of laser-flash photolysis techniques. The geometric isomerization is catalyzed by general acids and general bases as a result of acid/base-promoted 1,3-prototropic rearrangements. Acid catalysis becomes more prominent as the electron-donating character of the para substituent increases, while base catalysis becomes more important as the electron-withdrawing character of the para substituent increases. In addition, the rate ascribed to the interconversion of neutral cis rotamers through hindered rotation around the nitrogen-nitrogen single bond is found to decrease as the electron-withdrawing character of the para substituent increases. Rates of interconversion of neutral cis rotamers are also found to decrease with decreasing solvent polarity, which is indicative of the involvement of a polar transition state. On the other hand, kinetic investigations of the acid-catalyzed decomposition of target triazenes are consistent with an A1 mechanism.