TY - JOUR
T1 - Study on photochromic diarylethene with phenolic schiff base
T2 - Preparation and photochromism of diarylethene with benzoxazole
AU - Chen, Yi
AU - Zeng, De X.
PY - 2004/7/23
Y1 - 2004/7/23
N2 - A photochromic diarylethene with phenolic Schiff base 1a can be easily transformed to photochromic diarylethene with benzoxazole 3a in the conditions of base and phototrigger. Both of their photochromic properties are investigated. They show that the conversions of ring-open form to ring-closed form at photostationary equilibrium are ca. 20% and 10% for 3a and 1a, respectively, and the backconversions are in nearly quantitative yield for both compounds. They also show that the response time for photostationary equilibrium is ca. 0.5 and 5 min for 3a and 1a, respectively, in the solution. In addition, a general preparation of 2-arylbenzoxazole from phenolic Schiff base in the conditions of base and phototrigger is demonstrated by employing phenolic Schiff bases with different substituted groups as template, and other conditions (solvents, in the presence and absence of oxygen) for preparation of benzoxazole from phenolic Schiff base are explored as well.
AB - A photochromic diarylethene with phenolic Schiff base 1a can be easily transformed to photochromic diarylethene with benzoxazole 3a in the conditions of base and phototrigger. Both of their photochromic properties are investigated. They show that the conversions of ring-open form to ring-closed form at photostationary equilibrium are ca. 20% and 10% for 3a and 1a, respectively, and the backconversions are in nearly quantitative yield for both compounds. They also show that the response time for photostationary equilibrium is ca. 0.5 and 5 min for 3a and 1a, respectively, in the solution. In addition, a general preparation of 2-arylbenzoxazole from phenolic Schiff base in the conditions of base and phototrigger is demonstrated by employing phenolic Schiff bases with different substituted groups as template, and other conditions (solvents, in the presence and absence of oxygen) for preparation of benzoxazole from phenolic Schiff base are explored as well.
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U2 - 10.1021/jo049565u
DO - 10.1021/jo049565u
M3 - Article
C2 - 15255732
AN - SCOPUS:3543017939
SN - 0022-3263
VL - 69
SP - 5037
EP - 5040
JO - Journal of Organic Chemistry
JF - Journal of Organic Chemistry
IS - 15
ER -