Marcon, Michela and Haag, Christoph and Koenig, Burkhard (2025) Photoswitches beyond azobenzene: a beginner's guide. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 21. pp. 1808-1853. ISSN 1860-5397
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Approaching the vast, colourful world of photoswitches from a different field of study or as an undergraduate student may be overwhelming: azobenzene is undoubtedly the most famous due to its easy synthesis and the extensively studied properties. However, there are several photoswitch classes beyond azobenzene with interesting properties that can be tailored to meet one's needs. In this tutorial review, we aim to explain the important terminology and discuss the synthesis, switching mechanisms, and properties of seven interesting photoswitch classes, namely azoheteroarenes, diazocines, indigoid photoswitches, arylhydrazones, diarylethenes, fulgides, and spiropyrans.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | IRREVERSIBLE PHOTOCHROMIC SYSTEMS; AZO DYES; THERMAL-ISOMERIZATION; QUANTUM YIELD; HETEROCYCLIC FULGIDES; ABSORPTION-SPECTRA; HEMITHIOINDIGO; DIARYLETHENE; PHOTOISOMERIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; photoswitches; photoswitch properties; synthesis of photoswitches; switching mechanisms; tutorial review |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences |
| Divisions: | Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Organische Chemie > Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Burkhard König |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2026 04:26 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2026 04:26 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/66185 |
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