Merocyanines, owing to their readily tunable electronic structure, are arguably the most
versatile functional dyes, with ample opportunities for tailored design via variations of both …

The design of robotic soft matter capable of emulating the complex movements of living
organisms such as mechanical actuation, shape transformation, and autonomous translation …

Photoacids undergo an increase in acidity upon electronic excitation, enabling excited-state
proton transfer (ESPT) reactions. A multitude of compounds that allow ESPT has been …

Smart textiles demonstrating optical responses to external light stimuli hold great promise as
functional materials with a wide range of applications in personalized decoration and …

Separation of carbon dioxide (CO2) from point sources or directly from the atmosphere can
contribute crucially to climate change mitigation plans in the coming decades. A …

Light-switchable buffer solutions based on merocyanine photoacids can be used as efficient
photoenergy harvesting systems. Varying the solvation environment of merocyanine …

Photoacids (PAs) are compounds capable of modulating proton concentration in response
to light. PAs have evolved to address the limitations of UV light, which include phototoxicity …

To gain insight into the effect of host-guest binding on the negative photochromic behavior,
the reversible interconversion between a merocyanine dye and its spirobenzopyran (SP) …

The reactivity of Cannabigerol (CBG, 1) in organic solvents under photochemical and acid
catalyzed conditions has been investigated in detail. The obtained results pointed out the …

We present a protocol for the synthesis of 3-aminopyrazoles through an eco-friendly
cyclocondensation reaction of α-oxo ketene-N, S-acetals with hydrazine hydrates. The …