Advances and opportunities in the exciting world of azobenzenes.

Autor: Jerca FA; Centre of Organic Chemistry 'Costin D. Nenitzescu' Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania., Jerca VV; Centre of Organic Chemistry 'Costin D. Nenitzescu' Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania. victor.jerca@ccocdn.ro., Hoogenboom R; Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. richard.hoogenboom@ugent.be.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nature reviews. Chemistry [Nat Rev Chem] 2022 Jan; Vol. 6 (1), pp. 51-69. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 18.
DOI: 10.1038/s41570-021-00334-w
Abstrakt: Azobenzenes are archetypal molecules that have a central role in fundamental and applied research. Over the course of almost two centuries, the area of azobenzenes has witnessed great achievements; azobenzenes have evolved from simple dyes to 'little engines' and have become ubiquitous in many aspects of our lives, ranging from textiles, cosmetics, food and medicine to energy and photonics. Despite their long history, azobenzenes continue to arouse academic interest, while being intensively produced for industrial purposes, owing to their rich chemistry, versatile and straightforward design, robust photoswitching process and biodegradability. The development of azobenzenes has stimulated the production of new coloured and light-responsive materials with various applications, and their use continues to expand towards new high-tech applications. In this Review, we highlight the latest achievements in the synthesis of red-light-responsive azobenzenes and the emerging application areas of photopharmacology, photoswitchable adhesives and biodegradable materials for drug delivery. We show how the synthetic versatility and adaptive properties of azobenzenes continue to inspire new research directions, with limits imposed only by one's imagination.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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