Probing the Visible Light-Driven Geometrical Isomerization of 4-Arylbut-3-ene-2-amines

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Journal ChemCatChem

Date 2024 Jun 7

PMID 38846965

Authors

Timothy Schoch

Hannah Wyneken

Megan Despain

Jimmie D Weaver

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Abstract

A series of thirteen 4-arylbut-3-ene-2-amines were prepared and subjected to photosensitization experiments to interrogate their photostationary state (PS) composition of geometrical olefin isomers (E and Z). The amine PS compositions were found to depend on arene structure and temperature, while being largely independent of nitrogen substitution, solvent, or presence of triplet-quenching oxygen. Photonic efficiency of isomerization (ζ) was found to depend on amine structure, solvent choice, and presence of quencher. With the proper choice of conditions, ζ was able to closely approach the theoretical maximum value of 0.5.

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