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Bis(azobenzene)‐Based Photoswitchable, Prochiral, C α ‐Tetrasubstituted α‐Amino Acids for Nanomaterials Applications
Author(s) -
Fatás Paola,
Longo Edoardo,
Rastrelli Federico,
Crisma Marco,
Toniolo Claudio,
Jiménez Ana I.,
Cativiela Carlos,
Moretto Alessandro
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201102609
Subject(s) - azobenzene , isomerization , chirality (physics) , amino acid , nanomaterials , conjugated system , chemistry , photoisomerization , nanoparticle , combinatorial chemistry , photochemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , catalysis , polymer , biochemistry , physics , chiral symmetry breaking , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
Light‐driven chirality : Sequential light‐driven isomerization of prochiral, bis(azobenzene)‐containing amino acids results in the formation of chiral entities that have been characterized by different techniques. Metal nanoparticles conjugated with these amino acids retain the photoswitching properties and show conformation‐dependent magnetic susceptibility that can be reversibly controlled by irradiation (see figure).