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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1808–1853, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.143
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Figure 1: Energy diagram of a two-state photoswitch. Figure 1 was redrawn from [2].
Figure 2: Example of the absorption spectra of the isomers of a photoswitch with most efficient irradiation w...
Scheme 1: Photoswitch classes described in this review.
Figure 3: Azoheteroarenes.
Scheme 2: E–Z Isomerisation (top) and mechanisms of thermal Z–E isomerisation (bottom).
Scheme 3: Rotation mechanism favoured by the electron displacement in push–pull systems. Selected examples of...
Figure 4: A) T-shaped and twisted Z-isomers determine the thermal stability and the Z–E-PSS (selected example...
Figure 5: Effect of di-ortho-substitution on thermal half-life and PSS.
Figure 6: Selected thermal lifetimes of azoindoles in different solvents and concentrations. aConcentration o...
Figure 7: Aryliminopyrazoles: N-pyrazoles (top) and N-phenyl (bottom).
Scheme 4: Synthesis of symmetrical heteroarenes through oxidation (A), reduction (B), and the Bayer–Mills rea...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of diazonium salt (A); different strategies of azo-coupling: with a nucleophilic ring (B)...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of arylazothiazoles 25 (A) and heteroaryltriazoles 28 (B).
Scheme 7: Synthesis of heteroarylimines 31a,b [36-38].
Figure 8: Push–pull non-ionic azo dye developed by Velasco and co-workers [45].
Scheme 8: Azopyridine reported by Herges and co-workers [46].
Scheme 9: Photoinduced phase transitioning azobispyrazoles [47].
Figure 9: Diazocines.
Scheme 10: Isomers, conformers and enantiomers of diazocine.
Scheme 11: Partial overlap of the ππ* band with electron-donating substituents and effect on the PSS. Scheme 11 was ada...
Figure 10: Main properties of diazocines with different bridges. aMeasured in n-hexane [56]. bMeasured in THF. cMe...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of symmetric diazocines.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of asymmetric diazocines.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of O- and S-heterodiazocines.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of N-heterodiazocines.
Scheme 16: Puromycin diazocine photoswitch [60].
Figure 11: Indigoids.
Figure 12: The main representatives of the indigoid photoswitch class.
Scheme 17: Deactivation process that prevents Z-isomerisation of indigo.
Figure 13: Stable Z-indigo derivative synthesised by Wyman and Zenhäusern [67].
Figure 14: Selected examples of indigos with aliphatic and aromatic substituents [68]. Dashed box: proposed π–π in...
Scheme 18: Resonance structures of indigo and thioindigo involving the phenyl ring.
Scheme 19: Possible deactivation mechanism for 4,4'-dihydroxythioindigo [76].
Scheme 20: Effect of different heteroaryl rings on the stability and the photophysical properties of hemiindig...
Figure 15: Thermal half-lives of red-shifted hemithioindigos in toluene [79]. aMeasured in toluene-d8.
Scheme 21: Structures of pyrrole [81] and imidazole hemithioindigo [64].
Figure 16: Examples of fully substituted double bond hemithioindigo (left), oxidised hemithioindigos (centre),...
Scheme 22: Structure of iminothioindoxyl 72 (top) and acylated phenyliminoindolinone photoswitch 73 (bottom). ...
Scheme 23: (top) Transition states of iminothioindoxyl 72. The planar transition state is associated with a lo...
Scheme 24: Baeyer–Drewsen synthesis of indigo (top) and N-functionalisation strategies (bottom).
Scheme 25: Synthesis of hemiindigo.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of hemithioindigo and iminothioindoxyl.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of double-bond-substituted hemithioindigos.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of phenyliminoindolinone.
Scheme 29: Hemithioindigo molecular motor [85].
Figure 17: Arylhydrazones.
Scheme 30: Switching of arylhydrazones. Note: The definitions of stator and rotor are arbitrary.
Scheme 31: Photo- and acidochromism of pyridine-based phenylhydrazones.
Scheme 32: A) E–Z thermal inversion of a thermally stable push–pull hydrazone [109]. B) Rotation mechanism favoured...
Scheme 33: Effect of planarisation on the half-life.
Scheme 34: The longest thermally stable hydrazone switches reported so far (left). Modulation of thermal half-...
Figure 18: Dependency of t1/2 on concentration and hypothesised aggregation-induced isomerisation.
Figure 19: Structure–property relationship of acylhydrazones.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of arylhydrazones.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of acylhydrazones.
Scheme 37: Photoswitchable fluorophore by Aprahamian et al. [115].
Scheme 38: The four-state photoswitch synthesised by the Cigáň group [116].
Figure 20: Diarylethenes.
Scheme 39: Isomerisation and oxidation pathway of E-stilbene to phenanthrene.
Scheme 40: Strategies adapted to avoid E–Z isomerisation and oxidation.
Scheme 41: Molecular orbitals and mechanism of electrocyclisation for a 6π system.
Figure 21: Aromatic stabilisation energy correlated with the thermal stability of the diarylethenes [127,129].
Figure 22: Half-lives of diarylethenes with increasing electron-withdrawing groups [128,129].
Scheme 42: Photochemical degradation pathway promoted by electron-donating groups [130].
Figure 23: The diarylethenes studied by Hanazawa et al. [134]. Increased rigidity leads to bathochromic shift.
Scheme 43: The dithienylethene synthesised by Nakatani's group [135].
Scheme 44: Synthesis of perfluoroalkylated diarylethenes.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of 139 and 142 via McMurry coupling.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of symmetrical derivatives 145 via Suzuki–Miyaura coupling.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of acyclic 148, malonic anhydride 149, and maleimide derivatives 154.
Figure 24: Gramicidin S (top left) and two of the modified diarylethene derivatives: first generation (bottom ...
Scheme 48: Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate and its reaction with an amino acid (top). The analogous dithienylethene der...
Figure 25: Fulgides.
Scheme 49: The three isomers of fulgides.
Scheme 50: Thermal and photochemical side products of unsubstituted fulgide [150].
Figure 26: Maximum absorption λc of the closed isomer compared with the nature of the aromatic ring and the su...
Scheme 51: Possible rearrangement of the excited state of 5-dimethylaminoindolylfulgide [153].
Figure 27: Quantum yields of ring closure (ΦE→C) and E–Z isomerisation (ΦE→Z) correlated with the increasing s...
Scheme 52: Active (Eα) and inactive (Eβ) conformers (left) and the bicyclic sterically blocked fulgide 169 (ri...
Scheme 53: Quantum yield of ring-opening (ΦC→E) and E–Z isomerisation (ΦE→Z) for different substitution patter...
Scheme 54: Stobbe condensation pathway for the synthesis of fulgides 179, fulgimides 181 and fulgenates 178.
Scheme 55: Alternative synthesis of fulgides through Pd-catalysed carbonylation.
Scheme 56: Optimised synthesis of fulgimides [166].
Scheme 57: Photoswitchable FRET with a fulgimide photoswitch [167].
Scheme 58: Three-state fulgimide strategy by Slanina's group.
Figure 28: Spiropyrans.
Scheme 59: Photochemical (left) and thermal (right) ring-opening mechanisms for an exemplary spiropyran with a...
Figure 29: Eight possible isomers of the open merocyanine according to the E/Z configurations of the bonds hig...
Scheme 60: pH-Controlled photoisomerisation between the closed spiropyran 191-SP and the open E-merocyanine 19...
Scheme 61: Behaviour of spiropyran in water buffer according to Andréasson and co-workers [180]. 192-SP in an aqueo...
Scheme 62: (left box) Proposed mechanism of basic hydrolysis of MC [184]. (right box) Introduction of electron-dona...
Scheme 63: Photochemical interconversion of naphthopyran 194 (top) and spirooxazine 195 (bottom) photoswitches...
Scheme 64: Synthesis of spiropyrans and spirooxazines 198 and the dicondensation by-product 199.
Scheme 65: Alternative synthesis of spiropyrans and spirooxazines with indolenylium salt 200.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of 4’-substituted spiropyrans 203 by condensation of an acylated methylene indoline 201 w...
Scheme 67: Synthesis of spironaphthopyrans 210 by acid-catalysed condensation of naphthols and diarylpropargyl...
Scheme 68: Photoswitchable surface wettability [194].
Figure 30: Some guiding principles for the choice of the most suitable photoswitch. Note that this guide is ve...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1021–1027, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.78
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Figure 1: Structure of cyclodextrins 1–6 studied in this work.
Figure 2: X-ray crystal structure of CO2 bound to α-CD.
Figure 3: TGA curve (blue) and dTGA curve (red) for CO2-1 crystals. Two lumps are seen with the former predom...
Figure 4: Cell used to measure vis spectra under pressure (left), structure of 7 (middle) and spectrum of 7 (...
Figure 5: Binding of CO2 to 1 as a function of pressure.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 166–185, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.17
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Scheme 1: The chemical network of reactions for 4-hydroxyflavylium (left) and the write-lock-erase cycle (rig...
Scheme 2: The building blocks used for the self-assembly in this study: pelargonidin chloride (Flavy), 1-naph...
Scheme 3: Overview of the different states of the multi-switchable system consisting of Flavy, 1N36S, and pol...
Figure 1: Top: pelargonidin cation (Flavy) and network of chemical reactions; bottom: corresponding UV–vis sp...
Figure 2: Characterization of Flavy: a) 1H NMR spectrum at pH 7.0 (form A) before and after irradiation; b) 13...
Scheme 4: Overview of the different states of the two main cycles switching the system consisting of 1N36S, F...
Figure 3: UV–vis spectroscopy of the ternary nano-assemblies for cycle I (a) and cycle II (b).
Figure 4: Dynamic light scattering: Electric field autocorrelation function g1(τ) and distribution of relaxat...
Figure 5: Static light scattering data from the assemblies of cycle I; a) A, non-irradiated, spherical partic...
Figure 6: Comparison of cycle I and cycle II in AFM.
Figure 7: a) ζ-Potential and b) effective surface charge density for cycle I; c) ζ-potential and d) effective...
Figure 8: Isothermal titration calorimetry of poly(allylamine) into the cell containing Flavy and 1N36S in aq...
Figure 9: Polar surface area of Flavy in form of A (left) and B (right).
Figure 10: Hydrodynamic radii of the nano-assemblies as function of the loading ratio: a) cycle I, b) cycle II....
Figure 11: UV–vis spectra of the nano-assemblies of cycle II at l = 0.75.
Figure 12: ζ-Potential of the nano-assemblies of cycle II depending on the concentration ratio.
Scheme 5: Different mixing orders of the assemblies. The major part of this study focuses on route i.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1898–1906, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.185
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Scheme 1: Conceptual idea for tautomeric metal sensing.
Scheme 2: 4-(Phenyldiazenyl)naphthalen-1-ol (1) and tautomeric ligands based on it.
Figure 1: The most stable tautomeric form of 6 in neutral state (left) and upon complexation with Mg(ClO4)2 (...
Figure 2: Absorption spectra of compounds 1 (a) and 6 (b) in acetonitrile (—), chloroform (− · −), dichlorome...
Figure 3: Left: Theoretically predicted structure of 6K (blue), overlaid with the X-ray structure (red). Righ...
Figure 4: Left: Absorption spectra of 6 with stepwise addition of Mg(ClO4)2 in acetonitrile (1 – neutral liga...
Figure 5: Normalized spectra of the free ligand 6 (c = 5 × 10−5 M) and its complexes obtained with Ba(ClO4)2,...
Scheme 3: Synthetic route of 6.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 835–844, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.84
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Figure 1: Chemical structure of β-CD (a) and β-CD derivatives (b).
Figure 2: Phase solubility diagrams of CD/trans-Ner inclusion complexes.
Figure 3: Phase solubility profile of cabreuva EO obtained by the TOC method.
Figure 4: a) 2D ROESY spectrum of β-CD/trans-Ner inclusion complex in D2O and b) representation of the most s...
Figure 5: Photodegradation kinetics of cis-Ner (a), trans-Ner (b), the isomer mixture Ner (c) in the absence ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1987–2004, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.186
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Scheme 1: PTSA-catalyzed diazotization and azo coupling reaction.
Scheme 2: Ferric hydrogen sulfate (FHS) catalyzed azo compound synthesis.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of azo compounds in the presence of silica supported boron trifluoride.
Scheme 4: Phase transfer catalyzed azo coupling of 5-methylresorcinol in microreactors.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of yellow pigment 12 in a micro-mixer apparatus.
Scheme 6: Continuous flow synthesis of Sudan II azo dye in LTF-MS microreactors.
Figure 1: pH profile plot at constant flow rate of 0.03 mL/min.
Figure 2: pH profile plot at a constant flow rate of 0.7 mL/min.
Scheme 7: Azo coupling reaction under acidic conditions.
Figure 3: pH profile plot at a constant flow rate of 0.03 mL/min.
Figure 4: pH profile plot at constant flow rate of 0.7 mL/min.
Figure 5: Temperature profile plot at constant pH 5.66.
Figure 6: Schematic representation of the microreactor set up.
Figure 7: Schematic representation of the microreactor set up.
Figure 8: Scaled up microreactor set up: PTFE tubing i.d. 1.5 mm a) Chemyx Fusion 100 classic syringe pump, b...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 29–42, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.5
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Figure 1: Chemical structures, logP values and molecular volumes (V) of carvacrol (1) and thymol (2). ahttp:/...
Figure 2: Phase solubility profiles of (a) CD/carvacrol (1) and (b) CD/thymol (2) inclusion complexes. Inset:...
Figure 3: 2D DOSY NMR spectra of (a) β-CD, carvacrol (1) and β-CD/carvacrol (1) inclusion complex and (b) β-C...
Figure 4: Representation of chemical shifts variations (Δδ) of a) carvacrol (1) and c) thymol (2) protons and...
Figure 5: 2D ROESY plots of β-CD/carvacrol (1) complex in D2O showing the NOEs between the H-3 and H-5 proton...
Figure 6: 2D ROESY plots of β-CD/thymol (2) complex in D2O showing the NOEs between the H-3 and H-5 protons o...
Figure 7: Representation of the most stable CD/guest inclusion complex conformers.
Figure 8: Effects of β-CD and HP-β-CD on the TEAC (μmol Trolox/ g of guest) of carvacrol (1) and thymol (2) b...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1175–1186, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.132
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Figure 1: Structure of Eriochrome Blue Black B.
Scheme 1: Cyclopalladation reactions of (S)-4-isopropyl-2-(naphthalen-1-yl)oxazoline.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of cyclopalladated complex from bis-oxazoline.
Figure 2: ORTEP drawing of the complex 8.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of the bis(oxazoline) coordinated complexes.
Figure 3: ORTEP drawing of the complex 9.
Figure 4: Change in color removal in the presence of different catalysts within 10 min (before filtration). T...
Figure 5: Change in color removal in the presence of different catalysts (after filtration over 10 min).
Figure 6: Evolution of the color degradation against time using Eriochrome plus H2O2, the complex plus H2O2 o...
Figure 7: Change of the concentration of the Erio solution with the variation of H2O2 dose.
Figure 8: Evolution of the color removal against initial dye concentration.
Figure 9: Change of the color removal versus temperature.
Figure 10: Recycling experiments for Erio removal (C0 = 30 ppm, 20 mL) in the presence of catalyst 9 at pH 7 a...
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism of decolorization.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 3007–3018, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.319
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Scheme 1: Schematic representation of the various synthetic routes for the introduction of an anchoring group...
Scheme 2: Synthetic strategy for the rhodaminylation of β-CD polymer.
Figure 1: TLC study of β-CD iodination showing the proceeding of 6-monoiodination with increasing reaction ti...
Figure 2: HSQC-DEPT spectrum of compound 1 with partial assignment.
Figure 3: IR spectra of compound 1 (black line) and compound 2 (red line) showing the disappearance of the az...
Scheme 3: Schematic representation for the coumarinylation of methylated β-CD-polymer, n, m, p and q mean the...
Figure 4: HSQC-DEPT spectra of compound 4 with partial assignment; in the upper part the full spectrum is sho...
Scheme 4: Schematic representation for the introduction of NBF in a cationic β-CD-polymer.
Scheme 5: Schematic representation for the introduction of fluorescein into a β-CD-polymer.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2480–2483, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.259
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of N-(4-hydroxy-3-(pyridin-3-yldiazenyl)phenethyl) methacrylamide (5) and preparation of ...
Figure 1: Color-changing effects of polymer 7 upon addition of A) CuSO4 and B) CuSO4 and γ-CD in a 50:50 vol ...
Figure 2: UV–vis absorption spectra of (orange) the solved copolymer 7 with the induced shifts by addition of...
Figure 3: Number average particle size distribution of 7 obtained by DLS experiments.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2669–2674, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.302
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 7,8-diaminoquinoline hydrochloride (5).
Scheme 2: Application of hydrochloride 5 in the syntheses of nitrogen heterocycles.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 4-chloro-5,6-diaminoquinoline (11).
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1051–1072, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.118
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Figure 1: The evolution of computer-based monitoring and control within the laboratory of the future. (a) In ...
Figure 2: A selection of the wide range of digital camera devices available, focusing on those that can be at...
Figure 3: (a) Network cameras (Linksys WVC54GC) in operation in the Innovative Technology Centre laboratory. ...
Figure 4: Remote transmission of video imagery and reaction monitoring data.
Figure 5: A camera can assist the chemist in a number of ways. Digital video recordings of reactions can be u...
Figure 6: Suzuki–Miyaura reaction performed within a microfluidic system. The product is observed by high-spe...
Figure 7: Friedel–Crafts reactions performed by using solid-acid catalysis at high pressures. A camera allowe...
Figure 8: (a) The video camera setup providing a view of the reaction within the microwave cavity; (b) a pall...
Figure 9: (a) Buchwald–Hartwig coupling within a microchannel reactor. (b) Camera view of aggregate deposits ...
Figure 10: The key diprotected piperazic acid precursor in the synthesis of chloptosin.
Figure 11: (a) Piperazic acid mixture, and (b) apparatus for enantiomeric upgrading by recorded crystallisatio...
Figure 12: (a) Crystallisation of a Mn(II) polyoxometalate. (b) A bespoke reactor produced using additive fabr...
Figure 13: Computer processing of digital imagery produces numerical data for later processing.
Figure 14: (a) The Morphologi G3 particle image analyser, which uses images captured with a camera microscope ...
Figure 15: Use of the Python Imaging Library to analyse the proportion of an image consisting of red pixels. A...
Figure 16: (a) Arduino [73,75], a flexible open-source platform for rapidly prototyping electronic applications. (b) ...
Figure 17: Patented device incorporating a standard 96-well plate illuminated by a white-light source. The pla...
Figure 18: Simple colour-change experiments to assess a new AF-2400 gas permeable flow reactor. The reactor co...
Figure 19: (a) Ozonolysis of a series of alkenes using ozone in a bottle-reactor; (b) Glaser–Hay coupling usin...
Figure 20: (a) Camera-assisted titration of ammonia using bromocresol green. NH3 is dissolved in the gas-flow ...
Figure 21: (a) Bubble-counting setup. As the output of the gas-flow reactor (hydrogen dissolved in dichloromet...
Figure 22: Usage of digital cameras to enable remote control of reactions.
Figure 23: In-line solvent switching apparatus. The reactor output is directed into a bottle positioned on a h...
Figure 24: Catch and Release apparatus. (1) The amide intermediate is sequestered onto the central sulfonic ac...
Figure 25: Clips from video footage showing the silica reagent changing appearance; the arrows indicate the ed...
Figure 26: Combination of computer vision and automation to enable machine-assisted synthetic processes.
Figure 27: A coloured float at the interface between heavy and light solvents allows a camera to recognise the...
Figure 28: Graphical demonstration of the image-recognition process. At the start of the experiment, the colou...
Figure 29: Application of the computer-vision-enabled liquid–liquid extractor. The product mixture of a hydraz...
Figure 30: Application of a computer-vision technique to measure the dispersion of a plug of material passing ...
Figure 31: Multiple extractors in series controlled by a single camera.
Figure 32: Two-step synthesis of branched aldehydes from aryl iodides using two reactive gases. A liquid–liqui...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1929–1935, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.224
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Scheme 1: CTP of 1 and end-group functionalization with 5 yielding the azo-dye-end-group-labeled polymer 6.
Figure 1: Absorption spectra of 6 in water in a pH range from 7 to 2 (A). Absorption spectra of 6 in water de...
Figure 2: LCST measurements of 6, the complex of 6 and RAMEB-CD, and in comparison to pure PNIPAM.
Figure 3: Hydrodynamic diameters of 6, 7 and 8 (1 mg/mL) at 20 °C.
Figure 4: z-Average diameter (DZ) of the complex 8 in water as a function of temperature (0.5 mg/mL, heating ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1003–1017, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.113
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Figure 1: Some important families of photochromic compounds and their photochromic reactions.
Figure 2: Photochromism of azobenzene derivatives and energetic profile for the switching process.
Figure 3: General overview of the different types of azoderivatives presented in this review.
Figure 4: Changes in the electronic spectrum of a 3 cis-to-trans isomerising ethanol solution at 45 °C (Δt = ...
Figure 5: Chemical structure and thermal relaxation time in ethanol at 298 K, τ, for the slow thermally-isome...
Figure 6: Rotation and inversion mechanisms proposed for the thermal cis-to-trans isomerisation processes of ...
Figure 7: Effect of the presence of the electron-withdrawing cyano and nitro groups on the thermal relaxation...
Figure 8: Transient absorption generated by UV irradiation (λ = 355 nm) for azo-dyes 8 (right) and 9 (left) i...
Figure 9: Effect of the presence of a positively charged nitrogen as an electron-withdrawing group on the the...
Figure 10: Mechanism proposed for the thermal cis-to-trans isomerisation process for the push–pull azopyridini...
Figure 11: Comparison between the thermal relaxation time at 298 K, τ, for the azoderivative 4 (type-I) and th...
Figure 12: Solvent effect on the thermal relaxation time at 298 K, τ, for the type-II azophenols 11–13.
Figure 13: Transient generated by irradiation with UV-light (λ = 355 nm) for the type-II azophenol 12 in ethan...
Figure 14: Proposed isomerisation mechanisms for the thermal cis-to-trans isomerisation of the alkoxy-substitu...
Figure 15: Solvent effect on the thermal relaxation time at 298 K, τ, for the type-II ortho-substituted azophe...
Figure 16: Cooperative effect of the para- and ortho-hydroxyl groups in azophenol 17.
Figure 17: Effect of the poly-hydroxylation of the azobenzene core on the thermal relaxation time at 298 K, τ,...
Figure 18: Transients generated by irradiation with UV-light (λ = 355 nm) for the poly-substituted azophenol 18...
Figure 19: Effect of the introduction of electron-withdrawing groups in the position 4’ of the azophenol struc...
Figure 20: Transient absorptions generated by UV irradiation (λ = 355 nm) of azo-dyes 11 (type-II), 19 (type-I...
Figure 21: Effect of the introduction of the hydroxyl group in the position 2’ of the push–pull azo-dye on the...
Figure 22: Effect of the substitution of a benzene ring by a pyridine one on the thermal relaxation time in et...
Figure 23: Influence of the introduction of additional electron-withdrawing nitro groups in the pyridine ring ...
Figure 24: Chemical structure and thermal relaxation time in ethanol at 298 K, τ, for the type-III azoderivati...
Figure 25: Oscillation of the optical density of an ethanol solution of azo-dye 26 generated by UV-light irrad...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 32, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.32
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Figure 1: Biologically important amines and quaternary ammonium salts: histamine (1), dopamine (2) and acetyl...
Figure 2: Crown ether 18-crown-6.
Figure 3: Conformations of 18-crown-6 (4) in solvents of different polarity.
Figure 4: Binding topologies of the ammonium ion depending on the crown ring size.
Figure 5: A “pseudorotaxane” structure consisting of 24-crown-8 and a secondary ammonium ion (5); R = Ph.
Figure 6: Typical examples of azacrown ethers, cryptands and related aza macrocycles.
Figure 7: Binding of ammonium to azacrown ethers and cryptands [111-113].
Figure 8: A 19-crown-6-ether with decalino blocking groups (11) and a thiazole-dibenzo-18-crown-6-ether (12).
Figure 9: 1,3-Bis(6-oxopyridazin-1-yl)propane derivatives 13 and 14 by Campayo et al.
Figure 10: Fluorescent azacrown-PET-sensors based on coumarin.
Figure 11: Two different pyridino-cryptands (17 and 18) compared to a pyridino-crown (19); chiral ammonium ion...
Figure 12: Pyridino-18-crown-6 ligand (21), a similar acridino-18-crown-6 ligand (22) and a structurally relat...
Figure 13: Ciral pyridine-azacrown ether receptors 24.
Figure 14: Chiral 15-crown-5 receptors 26 and an analogue 18-crown-6 ligand 27 derived from amino alcohols.
Figure 15: C2-symmetric chiral 18-crown-6 amino alcohol derivatives 28 and related macrocycles.
Figure 16: Macrocycles with diamide-diester groups (30).
Figure 17: C2-symmetric chiral aza-18-crown-6 ethers (31) with phenethylamine residues.
Figure 18: Chiral C-pivot p-methoxy-phenoxy-lariat ethers.
Figure 19: Chiral lariat crown ether 34.
Figure 20: Sucrose-based chiral crown ether receptors 36.
Figure 21: Permethylated fructooligosaccharide 37 showing induced-fit chiral recognition.
Figure 22: Biphenanthryl-18-crown-6 derivative 38.
Figure 23: Chiral lariat crown ethers derived from binol by Fuji et al.
Figure 24: Chiral phenolic crown ether 41 with “aryl chiral barriers” and guest amines.
Figure 25: Chiral bis-crown receptor 43 with a meso-ternaphthalene backbone.
Figure 26: Chromogenic pH-dependent bis-crown chemosensor 44 for diamines.
Figure 27: Triamine guests for binding to receptor 44.
Figure 28: Chiral bis-crown phenolphthalein chemosensors 46.
Figure 29: Crown ether amino acid 47.
Figure 30: Luminescent receptor 48 for bis-alkylammonium guests.
Figure 31: Luminescent CEAA (49a), a bis-CEAA receptor for amino acids (49b) and the structure of lysine bindi...
Figure 32: Luminescent CEAA tripeptide for binding small peptides.
Figure 33: Bis crown ether 51a self assembles co-operatively with C60-ammonium ion 51b.
Figure 34: Triptycene-based macrotricyclic dibenzo-[24]-crown-8 ether host 52 and guests.
Figure 35: Copper imido diacetic acid azacrown receptor 53a and the suggested His-Lys binding motif; a copper ...
Figure 36: Urea (54) and thiourea (55) benzo crown receptor for transport and extraction of amino acids.
Figure 37: Crown pyryliums ion receptors 56 for amino acids.
Figure 38: Ditopic sulfonamide bridged crown ether receptor 57.
Figure 39: Luminescent peptide receptor 58.
Figure 40: Luminescent receptor 59 for the detection of D-glucosamine hydrochloride in water/ethanol and lumin...
Figure 41: Guanidinium azacrown receptor 61 for simple amino acids and ditopic receptor 62 with crown ether an...
Figure 42: Chiral bicyclic guanidinium azacrown receptor 63 and similar receptor 64 for the enantioselective t...
Figure 43: Receptors for zwitterionic species based on luminescent CEAAs.
Figure 44: 1,10-Azacrown ethers with sugar podand arms and the anticancer agent busulfan.
Figure 45: Benzo-18-crown-6 modified β-cyclodextrin 69 and β-cyclodextrin functionalized with diaza-18-crown-6...
Figure 46: Receptors for colorimetric detection of primary and secondary ammonium ions.
Figure 47: Porphyrine-crown-receptors 72.
Figure 48: Porphyrin-crown ether conjugate 73 and fullerene-ammonium ion guest 74.
Figure 49: Calix[4]arene (75a), homooxocalix[4]arene (75b) and resorcin[4]arene (75c) compared (R = H, alkyl c...
Figure 50: Calix[4]arene and ammonium ion guest (R = H, alkyl, OAcyl etc.), possible binding sites; A: co-ordi...
Figure 51: Typical guests for studies with calixarenes and related molecules.
Figure 52: Lower rim modified p-tert-butylcalix[5]arenes 82.
Figure 53: The first example of a water soluble calixarene.
Figure 54: Sulfonated water soluble calix[n]arenes that bind ammonium ions.
Figure 55: Displacement assay for acetylcholine (3) with a sulfonato-calix[6]arene (84b).
Figure 56: Amino acid inclusion in p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene (84a).
Figure 57: Calixarene receptor family 86 with upper and lower rim functionalization.
Figure 58: Calix[6]arenes 87 with one carboxylic acid functionality.
Figure 59: Sulfonated calix[n]arenes with mono-substitution at the lower rim systematically studied on their r...
Figure 60: Cyclotetrachromotropylene host (91) and its binding to lysine (81c).
Figure 61: Calixarenes 92 and 93 with phosphonic acids groups.
Figure 62: Calix[4]arene tetraphosphonic acid (94a) and a double bridged analogue (94b).
Figure 63: Calix[4]arene tetraphosphonic acid ester (92c) for surface recognition experiments.
Figure 64: Calixarene receptors 95 with α-aminophosphonate groups.
Figure 65: A bridged homocalix[3]arene 95 and a distally bridged homocalix[4]crown 96.
Figure 66: Homocalix[3]arene ammonium ion receptor 97a and the Reichardt’s dye (97b) for colorimetric assays.
Figure 67: Chromogenic diazo-bridged calix[4]arene 98.
Figure 68: Calixarene receptor 99 by Huang et al.
Figure 69: Calixarenes 100 reported by Parisi et al.
Figure 70: Guest molecules for inclusion in calixarenes 100: DAP × 2 HCl (101a), APA (101b) and Lys-OMe × 2 HC...
Figure 71: Different N-linked peptido-calixarenes open and with glycol chain bridges.
Figure 72: (S)-1,1′-Bi-2-naphthol calixarene derivative 104 published by Kubo et al.
Figure 73: A chiral ammonium-ion receptor 105 based on the calix[4]arene skeleton.
Figure 74: R-/S-phenylalaninol functionalized calix[6]arenes 106a and 106b.
Figure 75: Capped homocalix[3]arene ammonium ion receptor 107.
Figure 76: Two C3 symmetric capped calix[6]arenes 108 and 109.
Figure 77: Phosphorous-containing rigidified calix[6]arene 110.
Figure 78: Calix[6]azacryptand 111.
Figure 79: Further substituted calix[6]azacryptands 112.
Figure 80: Resorcin[4]arene (75c) and the cavitands (113).
Figure 81: Tetrasulfonatomethylcalix[4]resorcinarene (114).
Figure 82: Resorcin[4]arenes (115a/b) and pyrogallo[4]arenes (115c, 116).
Figure 83: Displacement assay for acetylcholine (3) with tetracyanoresorcin[4]arene (117).
Figure 84: Tetramethoxy resorcinarene mono-crown-5 (118).
Figure 85: Components of a resorcinarene based displacement assay for ammonium ions.
Figure 86: Chiral basket resorcin[4]arenas 121.
Figure 87: Resorcinarenes with deeper cavitand structure (122).
Figure 88: Resorcinarene with partially open deeper cavitand structure (123).
Figure 89: Water-stabilized deep cavitands with partially structure (124, 125).
Figure 90: Charged cavitands 126 for tetralkylammonium ions.
Figure 91: Ditopic calix[4]arene receptor 127 capped with glycol chains.
Figure 92: A calix[5]arene dimer for diammonium salt recognition.
Figure 93: Calixarene parts 92c and 129 for the formation molecular capsules.
Figure 94: Encapsulation of a quaternary ammonium cation by two resorcin[4]arene molecules (NMe4+@[75c]2 × Cl−...
Figure 95: Encapsulation of a quaternary ammonium cation by six resorcin[4]arene molecules (NMe3D+@[130]6 × Cl−...
Figure 96: Structure and schematic of cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6], 131a).
Figure 97: Cyclohexanocucurbit[6]uril (CB′[6], 132) and the guest molecule spermine (133).
Figure 98: α,α,δ,δ-Tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril (134).
Figure 99: Structure of the cucurbituril-phthalhydrazide analogue 135.
Figure 100: Organic cavities for the displacement assay for amine differentiation.
Figure 101: Displacement assay methodology for diammonium- and related guests involving cucurbiturils and some ...
Figure 102: Nor-seco-Cucurbituril (±)-bis-ns-CB[6] (140) and guest molecules.
Figure 103: The cucurbit[6]uril based complexes 141 for chiral discrimination.
Figure 104: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) and its ferrocene guests (142) opposed.
Figure 105: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) guest inclusion and representative guests.
Figure 106: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) binding to succinylcholine (145) and different bis-ammonium and bis-phosphon...
Figure 107: Paraquat-cucurbit[8]uril complex 149.
Figure 108: Gluconuril-based ammonium receptors 150.
Figure 109: Examples of clefts (151a), tweezers (151b, 151c, 151d) and clips (151e).
Figure 110: Kemp’s triacid (152a), on example of Rebek’s receptors (152b) and guests.
Figure 111: Amino acid receptor (154) by Rebek et al.
Figure 112: Hexagonal lattice designed hosts by Bell et al.
Figure 113: Bell’s amidinium receptor (156) and the amidinium ion (157).
Figure 114: Aromatic phosphonic acids.
Figure 115: Xylene phosphonates 159 and 160a/b for recognition of amines and amino alcohols.
Figure 116: Bisphosphonate recognition motif 161 for a colorimetric assay with alizarin complexone (163) for ca...
Figure 117: Bisphosphonate/phosphate clip 164 and bisphosphonate cleft 165.
Figure 118: N-Methylpyrazine 166a, N-methylnicotinamide iodide (166b) and NAD+ (166c).
Figure 119: Bisphosphate cavitands.
Figure 120: Bisphosphonate 167 of Schrader and Finocchiaro.
Figure 121: Tweezer 168 for noradrenaline (80b).
Figure 122: Different tripods and heparin (170).
Figure 123: Squaramide based receptors 172.
Figure 124: Cage like NH4+ receptor 173 of Kim et al.
Figure 125: Ammonium receptors 174 of Chin et al.
Figure 126: 2-Oxazolin-based ammonium receptors 175a–d and 176 by Ahn et al.
Figure 127: Racemic guest molecules 177.
Figure 128: Tripods based on a imidazole containing macrocycle (178) and the guest molecules employed in the st...
Figure 129: Ammonium ion receptor 180.
Figure 130: Tetraoxa[3.3.3.3]paracyclophanes 181 and a cyclophanic tetraester (182).
Figure 131: Peptidic bridged paraquat-cyclophane.
Figure 132: Shape-selective noradrenaline host.
Figure 133: Receptor 185 for binding of noradrenaline on surface layers from Schrader et al.
Figure 134: Tetraphosphonate receptor for binding of noradrenaline.
Figure 135: Tetraphosphonate 187 of Schrader and Finocchiaro.
Figure 136: Zinc-Porphyrin ammonium-ion receptors 188 and 189 of Mizutani et al.
Figure 137: Zinc porphyrin receptor 190.
Figure 138: Zinc porphyrin receptors 191 capable of amino acid binding.
Figure 139: Zinc-porphyrins with amino acid side chains for stereoinduction.
Figure 140: Bis-zinc-bis-porphyrin based on Tröger’s base 193.
Figure 141: BINAP-zinc-prophyrin derivative 194 and it’s guests.
Figure 142: Bisaryl-linked-zinc-porphyrin receptors.
Figure 143: Bis-zinc-porphyrin 199 for diamine recognition and guests.
Figure 144: Bis-zinc-porphyrin crown ether 201.
Figure 145: Bis-zinc-porphyrin 202 for stereodiscrimination (L = large substituent; S = small substituent).
Figure 146: Bis-zinc-porphyrin[3]rotaxane and its copper complex and guests.
Figure 147: Dien-bipyridyl ligand 206 for co-ordination of two metal atoms.
Figure 148: The ligand and corresponding tetradentate co-complex 207 serving as enantioselective receptor for a...
Figure 149: Bis(oxazoline)–copper(II) complex 208 for the recognition of amino acids in aqueous solution.
Figure 150: Zinc-salen-complexes 209 for the recognition tertiary amines.
Figure 151: Bis(oxazoline)–copper(II) 211 for the recognition of amino acids in aqueous solution.
Figure 152: Zn(II)-complex of a C2 terpyridine crown ether.
Figure 153: Displacement assay and receptor for aspartate over glutamate.
Figure 154: Chiral complex 214 for a colorimetric displacement assay for amino acids.
Figure 155: Metal complex receptor 215 with tripeptide side arms.
Figure 156: A sandwich complex 216 and its displaceable dye 217.
Figure 157: Lanthanide complexes 218–220 for amino acid recognition.
Figure 158: Nonactin (221), valinomycin (222) and vancomycin (223).
Figure 159: Monesin (224a) and a chiral analogue for enantiodiscrimination of ammonium guests (224b).
Figure 160: Chiral podands (226) compared to pentaglyme-dimethylether (225) and 18-crown-6 (4).
Figure 161: Lasalocid A (228).
Figure 162: Lasalocid derivatives (230) of Sessler et al.
Figure 163: The Coporphyrin I tetraanion (231).
Figure 164: Linear and cyclic peptides for ammonium ion recognition.
Figure 165: Cyclic and bicyclic depsipeptides for ammonium ion recognition.
Figure 166: α-Cyclodextrin (136a) and novocaine (236).
Figure 167: Helical diol receptor 237 by Reetz and Sostmann.
Figure 168: Ammonium binding spherand by Cram et al. (238a) and the cyclic[6]metaphenylacetylene 238b in compar...
Figure 169: Receptor for peptide backbone and ammonium binding (239).
Figure 170: Anion sensor principle with 3-hydroxy-2-naphthanilide of Jiang et al.
Figure 171: 7-bromo-3-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)naphthalene 2-carboxamide (241) and its amine binding.
Figure 172: Naturally occurring catechins with affinity to quaternary ammonium ions.
Figure 173: Spiropyran (244) and merocyanine form (244a) of the amino acid receptors of Fuji et al.
Figure 174: Coumarin aldehyde (245) and its iminium species with amino acid bound (245a) by Glass et al.
Figure 175: Coumarin aldehyde appended with boronic acid.
Figure 176: Quinolone aldehyde dimers by Glass et al.
Figure 177: Chromogenic ammonium ion receptors with trifluoroacetophenone recognition motifs.
Figure 178: Chromogenic ammonium ion receptor with trifluoroacetophenone recognition motif bound on different m...