Fluorine as a robust balancer for tuning the reactivity of topo-photoreactions of chalcones and the photomechanical effects of molecular crystals
Yuanhong Shu, Kaiqi Ye, Yuan Yue, Jingbo Sun, Haoran Wang, Jiangbin Zhong, Xiqiao Yang, Hongqiang Gao, Ran Lu
Abstract
The higher the number of fluorine atoms, the higher the topological photo-induced [2 + 2] cycloaddition reactivity of chalcones.
Topics & Concepts
Reactivity (psychology)CycloadditionFluorinePhotochemistryChemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryCatalysisAlternative medicineMedicinePathologyOrganic Chemistry Cycloaddition ReactionsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryFluorine in Organic Chemistry