Molecular Photoswitches

Foreword INTRODUCTION: Interplay of Light and Matter 1. Photophysical Properties of Molecular Photoswitches 2. Computational Methods and Photochromism PART I: Chemical Classes of Molecular Photoswitches 3. Azobenzenes: The Quest for Visible Light Triggering 4. Diazocines - Bridged Azobenzenes with Unusual Properties 5. Arylazoheterocycles 6. Arylhydrazones 7. Spiropyrans - Molecules with Multiple Facets 8. Diarylethenes 9. Fulgides and Fulgimides 10. Dihydropyrene/Cyclophanediene 11. Chiroptical Molecular Switches 12. Stilbenes Revisited 13. Indigoids 14. Dono-Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts 15. Photochromic Imines 16. Norbornadiene/Quadricyclane (NBD/QC) and Conversion of Solar Energy 17. Dihydroazulene/Vinylheptafulvene (DHA/VHF) and Molecular Electronics 18. Other Emerging Switches 19. Photochromism of Coordination Compounds 20. Catalysis with Molecular Switches PART II: Materials Based on Molecular Photoswitches 21. Multinary Molecular Switches and their Applications 22. Light-Induced Solid-to-Liquid Transitions of Photochromic Materials 23. Rapid Switching and Holographx 24. Photoswitchable Ion Receptors 25. Molecular Switches in Liquid Crystalline Polymer Actuator 26. Photochromism in Liquid Crystals 27. Superresolution Microscopy with Photoswitchable Fluorophores 28. Photochromic Nanoparticles: From Fluorescence to Assembly 29. Photochromism and Mechanical Performance of Diarylethene Molecular Crystals 30. Light-Triggered Metal-Organic Frameworks 31. Molecular Switches and Motors in 2D Assemblies 32. Light-Driven Molecular Machines 33. Photochromic Molecular Logic Devices PART III: Photomodulation of Biological Systems 34. In Vivo Applications of Photoswitchable Bioactive Compounds 35. Photopharmacology of Antibiotic Agents 36. Photoswitchable Cytotoxins 37. Photopharmacology of G-Protein-Coupled Receptors 38. Photoswitching of Ion Channels 39. Photochromic Oligonucleotides 40. Photochromic Peptides and Peptoids 41. Photochromic Saccharides 42. Light-Propelled

Zbigniew Pianowski is a group leader at the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. He received his PhD in chemistry in 2008 under the supervision of Prof. Nicolas Winssinger at ISIS ULP Strasbourg, France. Then, he joined the group of Prof. Donald Hilvert at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, as postdoctoral fellow, working in the area of protein engineering. In 2022, he accomplished his habilitation at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. His current research interests are focused on applications of molecular photoswitches to control biological systems, the origins of life on earth, and various aspects of synthetic biology.