Molecular Photoswitches Chemistry, Properties, and Applications, 2 Volume Set

A Comprehensive Guide in two volumes about the Emerging Field of Photoswitches and Their Applications in Material Science and Biology

Molecular Photoswitches. Chemistry, Properties, and Applications guides the reader through the basic molecular structures of photoswitches and presents their most characteristic features, including the rationale behind the development of particular classes of compounds. The work in two volumes puts particular focus on the most recently described classes, such as Stenhouse adducts (DASA), iminium switches, and novel indigoids (hemiindigos and iminothioindoxyls).

To aid in reader comprehension, each chapter presents a certain molecular class of photoswitches and contains a short summary regarding it. The summary for each molecular class introduces its principles of photochromism, typical switching wavelengths, thermal stability of photoisomers and other key information, which is ordinarily spread throughout many different works of literature. Some of the topics covered in Molecular Photoswitches. Chemistry, Properties, and Applications include:

• Chemical classes of molecular photoswitches: azobenzenes, diazocines, arylazoheterocycles, arylhydrazones, indigoids, photochromic imines and acylhydrazones
• Applications of molecular photoswitches for material sciences: switchable molecular magnets, catalysis with molecular switches, and making and breaking bonds with light in crystals
• Photomodulation of biological systems: ion channels and switches, photochromic oligonucleotides, photochromic peptides and proteins, photochromic lipids, and computational design of photochromic proteins

Photochemists, organic chemists and biochemists can refer to Molecular Photoswitches. Chemistry, Properties, and Applications to see compartmentalized yet complete explanations of different molecular classes of photoswitches and understand how these concepts can be applied in fields pertaining to material science. Biological and biomedical research is also presented to show real-world examples of the concepts and aid readers in gaining functional understanding.

Zbigniew Pianowski received his Ph.D. in chemistry in 2008 under the supervision of Prof. Nicolas Winssinger at ISIS ULP Strassbourg. Then, he joined the group of Prof. Donald Hilvert at ETH Zürich as postdoctoral fellow, working in the area of protein engineering. Since 2014, he has been an independent group leader (KIT Associate Fellow) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. His current research interests are focused on applications of molecular photoswitches to control biological systems, the origins of life on earth, and various aspects of synthetic biology.

Editorial Introduction

SECTION I. Chemical Classes of Molecular Photoswitches
Azobenzenes: The Quest for Visible Light Triggering
Diazocines -
Bridged Azobenzenes with Unusual Properties
Arylazoheterocycles
Arylhydrazones
Spiropyrans -
Molecular with Multiple Facets
Diarylethenes -
Molecules with Good Memory
Fulgides and Fulgimides
Stilbenes and Molecular Machines
Overcrowded Alkenes and Chirochromism
Indigoids
Donor-Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts
Photochromic Imines
Acylhydrazones
Norbornadiene/Quadricyclane (NBD/QC) and Conversion of Solar Energy
Dihydroazulene/Vinylheptafulvene (DHA/VHF) and Molecular Electronics

SECTION II. Applications of Molecular Photoswitches for Materials Sciences
Switchable Molecular Magnets
Superresolution Microscopy with Photoswitchable Fluorophores
Catalysis with Molecular Switches
Molecular Switches in Confined Spaces and on Nanoparticles
Switchable Soft Materials
Making and Breaking Bonds with Light in Crystals

SECTION III. Photomodulation of Biological Systems
Photopharmacology
Restoring Vision -
Ion Channels and Switches
Photochromic Oligonucleotides
Photochromic Peptides and Proteins
Photochromic Lipids
Computational Design of Photochromic Proteins