Nanoscale,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
16(5), P. 2169 - 2184
Published: Dec. 20, 2023
Stimuli-responsive
materials
have
gained
significant
recent
interest
owing
to
their
versatility
and
wide
applications
in
fields
ranging
from
science
biology.
In
the
majority
of
examples,
external
stimuli,
including
light,
act
as
a
remote
source
energy
depolymerize/deconstruct
certain
nanostructures
or
provide
for
exploring
functional
features.
However,
there
is
little
emphasis
on
creation
precise
control
these
materials.
Although
progress
has
been
made
last
few
decades
understanding
pros
cons
various
directional
non-covalent
interactions
specific
molecular
recognition
ability,
it
only
past
that
focus
shifted
toward
controlling
dimension,
dispersity,
other
macroscopic
properties
supramolecular
assemblies.
Control
over
morphology
polymers
extremely
crucial
not
material
they
manifest
but
also
effective
with
biological
systems
potential
application
field
biomedicine.
This
could
effectively
be
achieved
using
photoirradiation
which
demonstrated
by
some
reports.
The
concept
such
offers
broad
scope
designing
versatile
stimuli-responsive
structure-property
control.
yet
compilation
focuses
present
subject
employing
light
impact
regulate
categorize
motif
easy
understanding.
this
review,
we
collated
examples
how
irradiation
can
tune
categorized
them
based
chemical
transformation
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(24)
Published: Feb. 21, 2024
Abstract
Photochromic
materials
have
drawn
enormous
attention
for
their
potential
applications
in
optical
memory
storage
and
photoswitchable
molecular
devices.
Although
great
achievements
photochromic
been
fulfilled,
it
is
still
a
big
challenge
to
realize
gated
photochromism
ready
tunable
properties.
In
previous
studies,
rare
examples
of
are
reported.
Herein,
three
triarylethylene
derivatives
FTrPE‐
o
I,
ClTrPE‐
I
BrTrPE‐
with
reversible
thermally
activated
characteristics
designed
synthesized,
whose
crystalline
powders
show
no
until
treatments
relative
temperature.
Temperature
acts
as
gate
switch
the
properties
by
switching
aggregation
state
from
melted
amorphous.
With
this
progress,
broader
structural
realm
becomes
accessible
materials,
which
can
now
be
synthetically
tailored
advanced
future
applications,
e.g.,
research
on
machines
switches,
studies
photoisomerization
mechanisms,
or
generation
thermal
tracing
materials.
To
showcase
these
distinct
encrypted
printing,
trace
monitoring
well
multi‐level
anticounterfeiting
demonstrated,
addition
comprehensive
photochemical
study
all
compounds.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(29), P. 19609 - 19620
Published: July 11, 2024
Azobenzenes
(Ph-N═N-Ph)
are
known
as
the
most
widely
studied
molecular
photoswitches,
and
recent
rise
of
azoheteroarenes
(Het-N═N-Ph
or
Het-N═N-Het)
offers
great
opportunities
to
advance
this
already
mature
field.
A
common
limitation
is
that
azo-switches
generally
require
harmful
UV
light
for
activation,
which
hinders
their
application
across
various
fields.
Despite
efforts
in
developing
visible-light
azobenzenes
over
past
few
decades,
potential
heteroaryl
azoswitches
remains
largely
unexplored.
This
Perspective
summarizes
state-of-the-art
advancements
azoswitches,
covering
design
strategies,
structure-property
relationship,
applications.
We
highlight
distinctive
advantages
research
development
switches.
Furthermore,
we
discuss
challenges
emerging
field
propose
solutions
address
crucial
issues
such
spectral
red-shift
thermal
half-life.
Through
paper,
aim
provide
inspiration
further
exploration
field,
anticipation
growing
prosperity
bright
future
azoheteroarene
photoswitches.
Polymer Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 16, 2024
Abstract
Photoinduced
transitions
between
the
solid,
glass,
and
liquid
states
based
on
molecular
photoswitches
promise
a
wide
variety
of
applications.
Photoswitchable
adhesives
are
representative
examples
expected
to
contribute
material
recycling
for
sustainable
future
in
era
composite
materials
due
strong
bonding
on-demand
photo-induced
debonding
with
minimal
damage
adherends.
Only
few
known
undergo
these
transitions,
but
recent
progress,
mainly
azobenzene,
has
been
remarkable.
Here,
we
review
photoinduced
small
molecules
polymers
over
approximately
decade
systematically
discuss
designs,
mechanisms,
applications,
merits
demerits,
challenges
each
photoswitch
whole
field.
We
hope
this
provides
useful
information,
inspiration,
ideas
development
field
expansion
its
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(30), P. 20720 - 20727
Published: July 18, 2024
Coupling
a
photochemical
reaction
to
thermal
exchange
process
can
drive
the
latter
nonequilibrium
steady
state
(NESS)
under
photoirradiation.
Typically,
systems
use
separate
motifs
for
photoresponse
and
equilibrium-related
processes.
Here,
we
show
that
photoswitchable
imines
fulfill
both
roles
simultaneously,
autonomously
driving
dynamic
covalent
system
into
NESS
continuous
light
irradiation.
We
demonstrate
this
using
transimination
reactions,
where
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(14), P. 5360 - 5367
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Arylazobenzimidazoles
are
photoswitchable
privileged
structures
in
medicinal
chemistry.
Experimental
and
theoretical
studies
identified
compounds
with
visible
light
near-quantitative
bidirectional
photoswitching
highly
tunable
Z
-isomer
stability.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
64(1)
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
Stimuli
responsive
optical
materials
are
attractive
for
many
areas,
from
healthcare
to
art
design.
However,
creating
intricate
color-changing
patterns
visual
information
is
still
a
challenge.
This
work
describes
the
preparation
of
mechanochromic
structural
colored
pictures
imprinted
in
cholesteric
liquid
crystal
elastomers
by
using
chiral
isosorbide
molecular
photoswitch.
The
photoswitch
contains
photoisomerizable
cinnamate
moiety
and
was
incorporated
main
chain
oligomer
with
photopolymerizable
acrylate
end
groups.
After
coating,
film
irradiated
ultraviolet
(UV)
light
air
causing
E/Z
isomerization
units
leading
redshift
color
film.
A
grayscale
photomask
used
spatially
control
photoisomerization
reaction
imprint
colorful
such
as
portraits
landscapes,
films
high
resolution.
Photopolymerization
nitrogen
atmosphere
led
elastomer
striking
colors
that
blueshift
upon
strain.
sharp
details
were
preserved
even
under
deformation
system
returned
initial
state
strain
removal.
Our
offers
simple
approach
prepare
stimuli
polymers
unprecedented
complexity.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
30(20)
Published: Feb. 2, 2024
The
development
of
synthetically
accessible
photoswitches
showing
an
efficient
performance
in
aqueous
medium
has
recently
become
urgent
task
due
to
the
rapid
progress
photopharmacology
and
novel
biomedical
applications.
In
response
this
challenge,
work,
aurone
derivatives
are
introduced
as
a
class
visible-light
for
medium.
general,
aurones
exhibit
superior
water,
including
significantly
higher
quantum
yields,
compared
with
other
indigoid
(hemithioindigo
hemiindigo).
Especially
remarkable
half-lives
photoinduced
E-isomers
reaching
up
7
years.
Further
modification
scaffold
substituents
that
increase
water
solubility
does
not
affect
most
photoswitching
characteristics
even
improves
some
them.
highly
advantageous
property
profile
make
them
perfect
platform
design
light-controllable
systems
areas
requiring
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
89(9), P. 6371 - 6376
Published: April 15, 2024
Molecular
photoswitches
are
increasingly
being
implemented
in
bioactive
compounds
and
responsive
materials.
For
this
purpose,
must
be
coupled
to
a
wide
variety
of
substrates
scaffolds.
We
present
library
"clickable"
arylazopyrazoles
(AAPs),
which
can
conjugated
by
Cu-catalyzed
alkyne
azide
cycloaddition
(CuAAC).
All
synthesized
AAP
alkynes
show
good
photostationary
states
(at
least
88%)
long
half-life
times
the
Z-isomer
(18
108
h).
The
azides
decompose
upon
exposure
ultraviolet
(UV)
irradiation,
but
after
CuAAC,
all
AAPs
exhibit
photophysical
properties.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(38)
Published: June 18, 2024
A
problem
of
systemic
pharmacotherapy
is
off-target
activity,
which
causes
adverse
effects.
Outstanding
examples
include
neuroinhibitory
medications
like
antiseizure
drugs,
are
used
against
epilepsy
and
neuropathic
pain
but
cause
side
There
a
need
drugs
that
inhibit
nerve
signals
locally
on-demand
without
affecting
other
regions
the
body.
Photopharmacology
aims
to
address
this
with
light-activated
localized
illumination
in
target
organ.
Here,
we
have
developed
photoswitchable
derivatives
widely
prescribed
drug
carbamazepine.
For
purpose,
expanded
our
method
ortho
azologization
tricyclic
meta/para
N-bridged
diazocine.
Our
results
validate
concept
cryptoazologs
(uniquely
exemplified
by
Carbazopine-1)
bring
light
Carbadiazocine
(8),
can
be
photoswitched
between
400-590
nm
(using
violet
LEDs
halogen
lamps)
shows
good
drug-likeness
predicted
safety.
Both
compounds
display
activity
vitro
translucent
zebrafish
larvae.
(8)
also
offers
vivo
analgesic
efficacy
(mechanical
thermal
stimuli)
rat
model
simple
compelling
treatment
demonstration
non-invasive
illumination.