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Using Color to Control Conformation in a Chemical System Containing Multiple Tricyanofuran Photoacids.

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Title: Using Color to Control Conformation in a Chemical System Containing Multiple Tricyanofuran Photoacids.
Authors: Wootten, Matthew M.1 (AUTHOR), Tshepelevitsh, Sofja2 (AUTHOR), Leito, Ivo2 (AUTHOR), Clayden, Jonathan1 (AUTHOR) j.clayden@bristol.ac.uk
Source: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 5/19/2025, Vol. 64 Issue 21, p1-9. 9p.
Subject Terms: *Chemical process control, *Color vision, *Chemical systems, *Circular dichroism, *Visible spectra
Abstract: Color vision relies on selective, reversible isomerization by visible light of a mixture of retinyl chromophores in photoreceptor cells. Synthetic molecular mimics of this wavelength‐dependent induction of function are rare, despite the attractiveness of controlling chemical processes solely by the wavelength of incident light. Here, we report a color‐responsive chemical system that is composed of a cationic receptor complex, two competing chiral anionic ligands, and two metastable photoacids with contrasting absorption properties. Tricyanofuran photoacids are synthesized with absorption maxima of varying wavelengths across the whole visible spectrum. Protons released by the photoacids upon selective irradiation reversibly mask the more basic receptor‐bound ligand, leading to ligand exchange that can be observed as a shift in the circular dichroism (CD) spectrum of the reporter complex. A ≈90 nm separation between the absorbance maxima of the photoacids allowed each to be selectively photoisomerized in the presence of the other. The concentration of released protons, and hence the magnitude of the shift in CD response, are controlled by changing the wavelength of the incident visible light. Different output behaviors (OR/AND logic gates and wavelength detection) are programmed into the system by varying the relative proportions of the photoacids. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Color vision relies on selective, reversible isomerization by visible light of a mixture of retinyl chromophores in photoreceptor cells. Synthetic molecular mimics of this wavelength‐dependent induction of function are rare, despite the attractiveness of controlling chemical processes solely by the wavelength of incident light. Here, we report a color‐responsive chemical system that is composed of a cationic receptor complex, two competing chiral anionic ligands, and two metastable photoacids with contrasting absorption properties. Tricyanofuran photoacids are synthesized with absorption maxima of varying wavelengths across the whole visible spectrum. Protons released by the photoacids upon selective irradiation reversibly mask the more basic receptor‐bound ligand, leading to ligand exchange that can be observed as a shift in the circular dichroism (CD) spectrum of the reporter complex. A ≈90 nm separation between the absorbance maxima of the photoacids allowed each to be selectively photoisomerized in the presence of the other. The concentration of released protons, and hence the magnitude of the shift in CD response, are controlled by changing the wavelength of the incident visible light. Different output behaviors (OR/AND logic gates and wavelength detection) are programmed into the system by varying the relative proportions of the photoacids. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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