Molecular switches have become an area of great interest
in recent
years. They are explored as high-density data storage and organic
diodes in molecular electronics as well as chemosensors due to their
ability to undergo a transition between well-defined structures under
the action of external stimuli. One of the types of such switches
is hydrazones. They work by changing the configuration from E to Z
under the influence of pH or light. The change in configuration is
accompanied by a change in the absorption band and changes in the
nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum. In this publication, the
structure–property relationship of fluorinated hydrazone switches
was established. A linear relationship between the Hammett substituent
constants and the pH where the switching occurs was found. Introduction
of strong electron-donating groups allowed obtaining a hydrazone switch
of pK
a = 6 suitable for application in 19F MRI as contrast agents.
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