DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01298k ISSN:
Design rules for optimization of photophysical and kinetic properties of azoarene photoswitches
Daniel M. Adrion, Steven A. Lopez- Organic Chemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Biochemistry
The E-isomer λmax and Z-isomer t1/2 have been simultaneously optimized for a set of 26 hemi-azothiophenes. We found that by incorporating cross-conjugated thiophenes and additional π-conjugation, these two properties can be leveraged.