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ArticleChemical science2026

The mechanochemical activation of a pyrimidine dimer.

Xiang Gao, Gurudas Chakraborty, Felix Joel Urhahne, Marcus Lantzius-Beninga, Regina Lennarz, Jilin Fan, Kara Stappert, Jan Meisner, Robert Göstl, Andreas Herrmann

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Xiang GaoInstitute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University Worringerweg 2 52074 Aachen Germany herrmann@dwi.rwth-aachen.de.
Gurudas ChakrabortyDWI - Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials Forckenbeckstraße 50 52056 Aachen Germany chakraborty@dwi.rwth-aachen.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1477-2792
Felix Joel UrhahneInstitute for Physical Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Universitätsstraße 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany.
Marcus Lantzius-BeningaInstitute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University Worringerweg 2 52074 Aachen Germany herrmann@dwi.rwth-aachen.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1843-730X
Regina LennarzInstitute for Physical Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Universitätsstraße 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0676-6233
Jilin FanInstitute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University Worringerweg 2 52074 Aachen Germany herrmann@dwi.rwth-aachen.de.
Kara StappertInstitute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University Worringerweg 2 52074 Aachen Germany herrmann@dwi.rwth-aachen.de.
Jan MeisnerInstitute for Physical Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Universitätsstraße 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1301-2612
Robert GöstlDWI - Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials Forckenbeckstraße 50 52056 Aachen Germany chakraborty@dwi.rwth-aachen.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7483-6236
Andreas HerrmannInstitute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University Worringerweg 2 52074 Aachen Germany herrmann@dwi.rwth-aachen.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8886-0894

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Abstract

The cyclobutane motif is a versatile force-reactive moiety enabling diverse mechanophores and their associated functions in polymer mechanochemistry. For example, the cyclobutane core has been applied in the context of stress-responsive polymers, self-healing materials, and self-sensing nanocomposites. However, leveraging the cyclobutane structure for the development of nucleobase- and nucleoside-derived mechanophores remains unexplored. Here, we introduce a pyrimidine dimer mechanophore based on a cyclobutane core (CPD), formed

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