Phenazine-1,6-dicarboxamides: Redox-Responsive Molecular Switches

Yin J., Khalilov A. N., Muthupandi P., Ladd R., Birman V. B.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol.142, no.1, pp.60-63, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 142 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1021/jacs.9b11160
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Applied Science & Technology Source, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Artic & Antarctic Regions, BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, Computer & Applied Sciences, EMBASE, MEDLINE, DIALNET, Index Chemicus (IC)
  • Page Numbers: pp.60-63
  • Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) Affiliated: No

Abstract

We introduce phenazine-1,6-dicarboxamides as redox-responsive molecular switches. The reduction of their phenazine core transforms them from hydrogen-bond acceptors into hydrogen-bond donors and thus forces the secondary amide substituents to turn around. The resulting conformational changes are envisioned to form the basis for butterfly coil foldamers undergoing reversible extension and contraction in response to changing their oxidation state.