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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2016
Applicant:
The Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);
Inventors:
Ivan Abrahamian, Hanover, NH (US);
Russell P. Hughes, Lebanon, NH (US);
Yin Nelson, Hanover, NH (US);
Hai Qian, Hanover, NH (US);
Assignee:
THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 (2006.01); C07F 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F 5/022 (2013.01); A61N 5/062 (2013.01); C07F 5/02 (2013.01); A61N 2005/066 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0662 (2013.01); C07B 2200/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are photochromic organic compounds of Formula I or Formula II, which are useful as molecular switches capable of being triggered via a cis/trans isomerization process. Methods of using the molecular switch compounds to form photopharmaceutical compounds that may be used to provide selective spatiotemporal activation of pharmaceutical agents are also disclosed.