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- Title
It's a Trap: Thiol‐Michael Chemistry on a DASA Photoswitch.
- Authors
Alves, Jessica; Wiedbrauk, Sandra; Gräfe, David; Walden, Sarah L.; Blinco, James P.; Barner‐Kowollik, Christopher
- Abstract
Donor–acceptor Stenhouse adducts (DASA) are popular photoswitches capable of toggling between two isomers depending on the light and temperature of the system. The cyclized polar form is accessed by visible‐light irradiation, whereas the linear nonpolar form is recovered in the dark. Upon the formation of the cyclized form, the DASA contains a double bond featuring a β‐carbon prone to nucleophilic attack. Here, an isomer selective thiol‐Michael reaction between the cyclized DASA and a base‐activated thiol is introduced. The thiol‐Michael addition was carried out with an alkyl (1‐butanethiol) and an aromatic thiol (p‐bromothiophenol) as reaction partners, both in the presence of a base. Under optimized conditions, the reaction proceeds preferentially in the presence of light and base. The current study demonstrates that DASAs can be selectively trapped in their cyclized state.
- Subjects
CHEMISTRY; DOUBLE bonds; CHEMICAL adducts; TRAPPING; MOLECULAR switches
- Publication
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2020, Vol 26, Issue 4, p809
- ISSN
0947-6539
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/chem.201904770