Selection of isomerization pathways of multistep photoswitches by chalcogen bonding

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 7139 - 9
• Main Authors: Jia, Shuaipeng, Ye, Hebo, He, Peng, Lin, Xin, You, Lei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 06.11.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 119/118; 140/131; 140/58; 639/638/403/934; 639/638/541/962; Bonding strength; Cations; Chalcogen bonds; Ethene; Ethylene; Humanities and Social Sciences; Isomerization; multidisciplinary; Reagents; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Smart materials; Substitution reactions; Tellurium

Multistep photoswitches are able to engage in different photoisomerization pathways and are challenging to control. Here we demonstrate a multistep sequence of E / Z isomerization and photocyclization/cycloreversion of photoswitches via manipulating the strength and mechanism of noncovalent chalcoge...