Structural effects on the ground and excited-state properties of photoswitchable hydrogen-bonding receptors |
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Authors: | Molard Yann Bassani Dario M Desvergne Jean-Pierre Moran Nina Tucker James H R |
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Institution: | U.M.R. 6226 Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, University Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes, France. |
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Abstract: | The ground- and excited-state properties of a series of photochromic barbiturate receptors (N,N'-bis{6-omega-(anthracen-9-yloxy)alkanoylamino]pyridin-2-yl}-5-t-butyl-isophthalamide, Tn), in which anthracene chromophores are tethered via (CH2)n (n = 1, 3-6) polymethylene linkers to the H-bond receptor moiety, are described. In these systems, the thermally reversible 4pi + 4pi] photodimerization of the anthracenes yields macrocyclic receptors (TnC) that possess significantly reduced affinity toward barbital as compared to their acyclic counterparts. The length of the tether not only determines the overall binding ability of the cyclized receptor but also has a profound influence on the photochemical and photophysical properties of the anthracene chromophores. The reduced mobility experienced by the covalently bound anthracenes controls the reactivity of a fluorescent excimer that is proposed to be an intermediate in the photocyclization process. |
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