Issue 46, 2019

Photoswitchable catalysis based on the isomerisation of double bonds

Abstract

Photoswitchable catalysis is a young but rapidly evolving field that offers great potential for non-invasive dynamic control of both activity and selectivity in catalysis. Within this context, the E/Z photoisomerisation of double bonds in molecular switches and motors is one of the most popular tools to control the catalytic activity essentially due to its reversible nature, the large concomitant geometrical changes, and the high tunability of such photochromic entities. This Feature Article summarises the key developments accomplished over the past years through the incorporation of photoswitchable double bonds into the structure of catalytically competent molecules and shows some perspectives on the remaining challenges and possibilities arising from this, yet still somehow immature, exciting area of research.

Graphical abstract: Photoswitchable catalysis based on the isomerisation of double bonds

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
07 3 2019
Accepted
25 4 2019
First published
03 5 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 6477-6486

Photoswitchable catalysis based on the isomerisation of double bonds

R. Dorel and B. L. Feringa, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 6477 DOI: 10.1039/C9CC01891C

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