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Basic-to-acidic reversible pH switching with a merocyanine photoacid

Laura Wimberger, Joakim Andréasson, Jonathon E. Beves

2022Chemical Communications52 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

darka) and the solubility we increased the reversible visible light induced pH jump to 3.5 units. Moreover, it is the first demonstration of a merocyanine photoacid able to generate a significant pH drop from a basic (pH 8.3) to an acidic (pH 5.2) environment.

Topics & Concepts

MerocyanineChemistryPhotochemistrySolubilityOrganic chemistryPhotochromismPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials