Basic-to-acidic reversible pH switching with a merocyanine photoacid
Laura Wimberger, Joakim Andréasson, Jonathon E. Beves
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