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Photo-driven molecular switch based on the photochroism and solvatochromism of diarylethene dialdehyde

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The two distinct characters of diarylethene dialdehyde derivative-photochromism and solvatochromism are displayed in particular circumstances. The fluorescence of phosphorus (III) tetrabenzotriazacorrole can be reversibly regulated by the three kinds of status of the diarylethene dialdehyde, colorless ring-opened form, red ring-closed form, and blue ring-closed form, which is gated by visible light, ultraviolet light and ethanol individually or jointly. Based on this effect, a novel molecular INH logic switch is proposed.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 10084, China

    YueJing Bin, FuQun Zhao, ZiHui Chen & FuShi Zhang

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 20572059, 20502013 and 20773077), and National Baisc Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB808000)

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Bin, Y., Zhao, F., Chen, Z. et al. Photo-driven molecular switch based on the photochroism and solvatochromism of diarylethene dialdehyde. Chin. Sci. Bull. 53, 1813–1816 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-008-0253-1

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