Solvent dielectric delimited nitro–nitrito photorearrangement in a perylenediimide derivative
Aniruddha Mazumder, Ebin Sebastian, Mahesh Hariharan
Abstract
The unprecedented photorearrangement of nitro-perylenediimide (NO2-PDI) to nitrito-perylenediimide (ONO-PDI) is shown to occur through a cyclic six-membered transition state triggered by visible-light excitation.
Topics & Concepts
NitroDerivative (finance)PhotochemistrySolventDielectricChemistryExcitationMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryPhysicsAlkylQuantum mechanicsEconomicsFinancial economicsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryRadical Photochemical ReactionsPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research