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OA_type: closed access
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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Controlling the multistage photoresponsivity remains a challenge, in part,
    due to the spontaneous tautomerization between isomers. Herein, we present a strategy
    to access three independent states (linear, cyclic keto, and cyclic enolate) of
    crown ether (CE)-substituted donor–acceptor Stenhouse adducts (DASAs) by limiting
    the tautomerization of the closed isomers. The linear–cyclic keto isomerization
    is reversibly triggered by treatment with metal ions (Na+ or K+) and CE, while
    the linear–cyclic enolate isomerization is induced by green light and heat. Density
    functional theory and molecular dynamics calculation results suggest that the
    steric effect and supramolecular interaction between the electron-donating and
    electron-withdrawing moieties play an important role in hindering the tautomerization
    between cyclic keto and cyclic enolate DASA-CE. The strategy to influence key
    steps in the photoswitching process inspires well-controlled multistage isomerization
    of photoresponsive molecules.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Yongli
  full_name: Duan, Yongli
  last_name: Duan
- first_name: Haiquan
  full_name: Zhao, Haiquan
  last_name: Zhao
- first_name: Guodong
  full_name: Xue, Guodong
  last_name: Xue
- first_name: Fanxi
  full_name: Sun, Fanxi
  last_name: Sun
- first_name: Friedrich J
  full_name: Stricker, Friedrich J
  id: 7aca2cfc-46cf-11f0-abd3-8c96b5186745
  last_name: Stricker
- first_name: Zhen
  full_name: Wang, Zhen
  last_name: Wang
- first_name: Lijun
  full_name: Mao, Lijun
  last_name: Mao
- first_name: Chao
  full_name: He, Chao
  last_name: He
- first_name: Javier Read
  full_name: de Alaniz, Javier Read
  last_name: de Alaniz
- first_name: Yonghao
  full_name: Zheng, Yonghao
  last_name: Zheng
- first_name: Dongsheng
  full_name: Wang, Dongsheng
  last_name: Wang
citation:
  ama: Duan Y, Zhao H, Xue G, et al. Controlling the isomerization of photoresponsive
    molecules through a limiting tautomerization strategy. <i>The Journal of Physical
    Chemistry B</i>. 2022;126(17):3347-3354. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02005">10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02005</a>
  apa: Duan, Y., Zhao, H., Xue, G., Sun, F., Stricker, F. J., Wang, Z., … Wang, D.
    (2022). Controlling the isomerization of photoresponsive molecules through a limiting
    tautomerization strategy. <i>The Journal of Physical Chemistry B</i>. American
    Chemical Society. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02005">https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02005</a>
  chicago: Duan, Yongli, Haiquan Zhao, Guodong Xue, Fanxi Sun, Friedrich J Stricker,
    Zhen Wang, Lijun Mao, et al. “Controlling the Isomerization of Photoresponsive
    Molecules through a Limiting Tautomerization Strategy.” <i>The Journal of Physical
    Chemistry B</i>. American Chemical Society, 2022. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02005">https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02005</a>.
  ieee: Y. Duan <i>et al.</i>, “Controlling the isomerization of photoresponsive molecules
    through a limiting tautomerization strategy,” <i>The Journal of Physical Chemistry
    B</i>, vol. 126, no. 17. American Chemical Society, pp. 3347–3354, 2022.
  ista: Duan Y, Zhao H, Xue G, Sun F, Stricker FJ, Wang Z, Mao L, He C, de Alaniz
    JR, Zheng Y, Wang D. 2022. Controlling the isomerization of photoresponsive molecules
    through a limiting tautomerization strategy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry
    B. 126(17), 3347–3354.
  mla: Duan, Yongli, et al. “Controlling the Isomerization of Photoresponsive Molecules
    through a Limiting Tautomerization Strategy.” <i>The Journal of Physical Chemistry
    B</i>, vol. 126, no. 17, American Chemical Society, 2022, pp. 3347–54, doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02005">10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02005</a>.
  short: Y. Duan, H. Zhao, G. Xue, F. Sun, F.J. Stricker, Z. Wang, L. Mao, C. He,
    J.R. de Alaniz, Y. Zheng, D. Wang, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 126 (2022)
    3347–3354.
date_created: 2026-05-06T10:45:18Z
date_published: 2022-04-26T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-05-11T07:28:38Z
day: '26'
ddc:
- '540'
doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02005
extern: '1'
external_id:
  pmid:
  - '35471969'
intvolume: '       126'
issue: '17'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '04'
oa_version: None
page: 3347-3354
pmid: 1
publication: The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1520-5207
  issn:
  - 1520-6106
publication_status: published
publisher: American Chemical Society
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Controlling the isomerization of photoresponsive molecules through a limiting
  tautomerization strategy
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 126
year: '2022'
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