Indigoswitches to Quantify Fluorine‐Specific Interactions (C01)

• Subject Area: Organic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation
• Term: from 2019 to 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 387284271

In this project indigo derivatives with (partially) fluorinated residues will be synthesized and the equilibrium (ratio of E and Z isomers) as well as the thermal half-life of the photogenerated meta-stable Z isomer will be measured under various conditions (solvent, temperature). In collaboration with groups from theory and spectroscopy, comprehensive insight into the energetics and dynam-ics of Fluorine-Specific Interactions will be gained and indigo derivatives will be optimized with regard to their switching behaviour.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1349: Fluorine-Specific Interactions: Fundamentals and Functions
• Applicant Institution: Freie Universität Berlin
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Stefan Hecht