130728-46-0

Basic information

• Product Name: 3c-(4-cyano-phenyl)-2-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-acrylonitrile
• Synonyms: 3c-(4-cyano-phenyl)-2-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-acrylonitrile
• CAS NO: 130728-46-0
• Molecular Weight: 260.295
• Mol File: 130728-46-0.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: 3c-(4-cyano-phenyl)-2-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-acrylonitrile(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 3c-(4-cyano-phenyl)-2-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-acrylonitrile(130728-46-0)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 3c-(4-cyano-phenyl)-2-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-acrylonitrile(130728-46-0)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 130728-46-0(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 104-47-2 p-methoxybenzylnitrile 
• 105-07-7 4-cyanobenzaldehyde 
• 186581-53-3 diazomethane 
• 101278-71-1 (Z)-2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-cyanophenyl)acrylonitrile 
• 14191-95-8 4-cyanomethylphenol 

Downstream Products

• 61469-71-4 (Z)-3-(p-cyanophenyl)-2-phenylacrylonitrile 
• 54648-50-9 (Z)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenylpropenenitrile 
• 109806-16-8 4-[(Z)-2-cyano-2-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-vinyl]-benzoic acid methyl ester 

Relevant articles and documents

Accelerated Discovery of α-Cyanodiarylethene Photoswitches

Cyanodiarylethene chromophores are able to undergo constitutional exchange via dynamic covalent chemistry (DCC). During this process, the central ethylene bridge of the molecular scaffold can be broken and thereby enables the assembly of a new combination of aryl moieties around the reformed ethylene bridge. The reversible CC double bond exchange has exemplarily been investigated using α-cyanostilbenes. Establishing a dynamic equilibrium reaction from α-cyanodiarylethene with arylacetonitriles under mild conditions has been the basis to access constitutional libraries of new photoswitches with potentially improved properties. When subject to irradiation with light of adequate wavelength, α-cyanodiarylethenes undergo Z/E isomerization followed by ring-closure. By screening the thus accessible dynamic chromophore libraries using a desired detection wavelength, we could identify specific dithienyl analogues that exhibit three-state photochromism. The combination of dynamic constitutional libraries of functional chromophores in combination with the light-guided screening and selection should lead to more rapid exploration of structural diversity dye chemistry.