ArticleChemical science2025
Thiosemicarbazones as versatile photoswitches with light-controllable supramolecular activity.
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- UVB photoprotection by thiourea and (thio)semicarbazone derivatives: cellular and molecular evidence.Molecular biology reports · 2026Article
- Dynamic Control of Nucleic Acids Self-Assembly and Expression Using Photoswitches.Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Review
- Chalcogen substitution co-tunes photochromism and hydrogen bonding in semicarbazone photoswitches.Chemical science · 2026Article
- Stenhouse Zwitterion Photoswitches as Hydrogen-Bond Acceptors.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Thermally Bistable Stiff Stilbene Photoswitches and Polymer Applications.Chemical record (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Using photoswitchable molecules to manipulate supramolecular interactions under light illumination has driven advancements in numerous fields, allowing for the strategic alteration of molecular systems. However, integrating the moiety responsible for these interactions into the photochromic scaffold can be complex and may hamper the switching efficiency. We thus explored a simple class of organic molecules, namely thiosemicarbazones, featuring both a photoisomerizable C[double bond, length as m-dash]N double bond and a thiourea moiety capable of hydrogen bonding. The scalable two-step synthesis allowed us to prepare 23 thiosemicarbazones to systematically elucidate their optical properties. Attaching various functional groups, extended π-systems, and heterocycles enabled fine-tuning of their absorption profiles. UV light illumination converts thiosemicarbazones from the stable
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