Abstract
Reversible protonation (deprotonation) of a side-group is a useful and convenient way to affect the reactivity of large organic and biological molecules. We use bifunctional photoacids to demonstrate how the protonation state of a basic side-group (COO-) controls the reactivity of the main acidic group of the photoacid (OH), both in the ground and the electronic excited state of 6-carboxy derivatives of 2-naphthol.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2690-2701 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry B |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 12 Feb 2015 |