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Switching of the π-electronic conjugations in the reduction of a dithienylethene-fused p-benzoquinone†

Eiji Saito,a   Takumi Ako,a   Yasuhiro Kobori ORCID logo *a  and  Akihiko Tsuda ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
E-mail: tsuda@harbor.kobe-u.ac.jp, ykobori@kitty.kobe-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

The electron accepting character of a dithienylethene-fused p-benzoquinone derivative is significantly reduced upon ring-closing isomerization. Visible light unlocks the π-electronic conjugation of the quinone so it can be utilized for a light-driven oxidation reaction.

Graphical abstract: Switching of the π-electronic conjugations in the reduction of a dithienylethene-fused p-benzoquinone

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA27001H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 Nov 2016
Accepted
15 Dec 2016
First published
12 Jan 2017
This article is Open Access
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RSC Adv., 2017,7, 2403-2406

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Switching of the π-electronic conjugations in the reduction of a dithienylethene-fused p-benzoquinone

E. Saito, T. Ako, Y. Kobori and A. Tsuda, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 2403 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA27001H

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