Issue 32, 2015
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Chemical Communications

From slow to fast – the user controls the rate of the release of molecules from masked forms using a photoswitch and different types of light†

C. Chad Warford,a   Carl-Johan Carlinga  and  Neil R. Branda*a  

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a 4D LABS, Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6
E-mail: nbranda@sfu.ca
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Abstract

Exposure to UV light generates a ring-closed isomer of a diarylethene, which undergoes very slow bond breaking and release even after the light is turned off. The rate of release is increased by exposing the isomer to UV and/or visible light.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC00218D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Jan 2015
Accepted
11 Mar 2015
First published
11 Mar 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 7039-7042

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From slow to fast – the user controls the rate of the release of molecules from masked forms using a photoswitch and different types of light

C. C. Warford, C. Carling and N. R. Branda, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 7039 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC00218D

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