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[47] Lvov, A. G.* Switching The Mallory Reaction to Synthesis Of Naphthalenes, Benzannulated Heterocycles and their Derivatives // J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 8749– 8759 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00924). [link] [Front cover]

[46] Lvov, A. G.*; Yadykov, A. V.; Lyssenko, K. A.; Heinemann, F. W.; Shirinian, V. Z.; Khusniyarov, M. M. Reversible Shifting of a Chemical Equilibrium by Light: The Case of Keto-Enol Tautomerism of a β-Ketoester // Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 604-609 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b04376). [link] [Preprint].

[45] Lvov, A. G.*; Bredihhin, A.*; Peet, J.; Yadykov, A. V.; Dmitrienko, A. O.; Shirinian, V. Z. 1,2-Bis- and 1,2,3-tris(2,5-dimethylthiophen-3-yl)azulenes: Synthesis, structure and properties // Dyes Pigm.2020, 172, 107843 (DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2019.107843). [link]

[44] Lvov, A. G.*; Yokoyama, Y.*; Shirinian, V. Z. Post-modification of the ethene bridge in the rational design of photochromic diarylethenes // Chem. Rec.2020, 20, 51-63 (DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201900015). [link]

[43] Obrezkov, F. A.*; Dashitsyrenova, D. D.; Lvov, A. G.; Volyniuk, D. Y.; Shirinian, V. Z.; Stadler, P.; Grazulevicius, J. V.; Sariciftci, N. S.; Aldoshin, S. M.; Krayushkin, M. M.; Troshin, P. A. Light-Sensitive Material Structure–Electrical Performance Relationship for Optical Memory Transistors Incorporating Photochromic Dihetarylethenes // ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces2020, 12, 32987–32993 (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c06049). [link]

[42] Zakharov, A. V.; Yadykov, A. V.; Lvov, A. G.; Mitina, E. A.; Shirinian, V. Z.* Photochemical Rearrangement of Diarylethenes: Synthesis of Functionalized Phenanthrenes. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2020, 18, 3098–3103 (DOI: 10.1039/D0OB00296H). [link]

[41] Glebov, E. M.*; Pozdnyakov, I. P.; Semionova, V. V.; Lonshakov, D. V.; Lvov, A. G.; Shirinian, V. Z.; Melnikov A. A.; Chekalin S. V. Primary processes in photochemistry of 2,3-bis(2,5-dimethylthiophen-3-yl)cyclopent-2-enone. Mendeleev Commun. 2020, 30, 61-63 (DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2020.01.020). [link]

[40] Yadykov, A. V.; Scherbakov, A. M.; Trofimova, V. V.; Lvov, A. G.; Markosyan, A. I.; Zavarzin, I. V.; Shirinian, V. Z.* Photoswitching off the Antiproliferative Activity of Combretastatin A-4 Analogues // Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 9608−9612 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03780). [link]

[39] Lvov, A. G.*; Mörtel, M.; Yadykov, A. V.; Heinemann, F. W.; Shirinian, V. Z.; Khusniyarov, M. M.* Photochromic diarylethene ligands featuring 2-(imidazol-2-yl)pyridine coordination site and their iron(II) complexes // Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2428–2437 (DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.235). [link] [invited contribution / part of the thematic issue "Molecular switches"]

[38] Lvov, A. G.*; Kavun, A. M.; Kachala, V. V.; Lyssenko, K. A.; Shirinian, V. Z. Photorearrangement of dihetarylethenes as tool for benzannulation of heterocycles // Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 4990–5000 (DOI: 10.1039/C9OB00690G). [link] [Inside front cover]

[37] Dashitsyrenova, D. D.; Lvov, A. G.; Frolova, L. A.; Kulikov, A. V.; Dremova, N. N.; Shirinian, V. Z.; Aldoshin, S. M.; Krayushkin, M. M. Troshin, P. A.* Molecular structure–electrical performance relationship for OFET-based memory elements comprising unsymmetrical photochromic diarylethenes // J. Mater. Chem. C 2019, 7, 6889-6894 (DOI: 10.1039/C9TC01273G). [link] [Inside front cover]

[36] Lvov, A. G.*; Zakharov, A. V.; Lyssenko, K. A.; Kachala, V. V.; Shirinian, V. Z. Dialkylation of ethyl 4-(het)aryl-3-oxobutanoates as a route to 5-(2-oxoethyl)cyclopentenones // Synlett 2019, 30, 1321-1323 (DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1689926). [link]

[35] Zakharov, A. V.; Lvov, A. G.; Rostovtseva, I. A.; Metelitsa, A. V.; Chernyshev, A. V.; Krayushkin, M. M.; Yadykov, A. V.; Shirinian, V. Z.* Photocyclization of diarylethenes: the effect of imidazole on the oxidative photodegradation process // Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2019, 18, 1101–1109 (DOI: 10.1039/C8PP00507A). [link]

[34] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Lonshakov, I. A.; Zakharov, A. V.; Lvov, A. G.; Krayushkin, M. M. Practical deoxygenation of oxazole N-oxides by PCl₃-collidine // Synthesis, 2019, 51, 414–420 (DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1610278). [link]

[33] Lazareva, S. K.; Glebov, E. M.*; Nevostruev, D. A.; Lonshakov, D. V.; Lvov, A. G.; Shirinian, V. Z.; Zinovyev, V. A.; Smolentsev, A. B. Fluorescence modulation of eosin Y in PMMA film by diarylethene switching. Mendeleev Commun. 2019, 29, 285-287 (DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2019.05.014). [link]

[32] Lazareva, S. K.; Glebov, E. M.*; Metelitsa, A. V.; Lvov, A. G.; Shirinian, V. Z.; Grecova-Trencanova, M.; Velic, D.; Smolentsev, A. B. Modulation of diarylethene fluorescense by photochromic switch and solvent polarity. Mendeleev Commun. 2019, 29, 564-566 (DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2019.09.029). [link]

[31] Glebov, E. M.*; Ruban, N. V.; Pozdnyakov, I. P.; Grivin, V. P.; Plyusnin, V. F.; Lvov, A. G.*; Zakharov, A. V.; Shirinian, V. Z. Mechanistic aspects of photoinduced rearrangement of 2,3-diarylcyclopentenone bearing benzene and oxazole moieties // J. Phys. Chem. A 2018, 122, 7107–7117 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b05212). [link]

[30] Lvov, A. G.*; Khusniyarov, M. M.; Shirinian, V. Z. Azole-based diarylethenes as the next step towards advanced photochromic materials // J. Photochem. Photobiol. C 2018, 36, 1-23 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2018.04.002). [link]

[29] Lvov, A. G.*; Alexeeva, A. M.; Lvova, E. A.; Krayushkin, M. M.; Shirinian, V. Z. Spectral properties and structure of unsymmetrical diarylethenes based on thiazole ring with hydrogen at the reactive carbon // Spectrochim. Acta A 2018, 203, 348-356 (DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.05.097). [link]

[28] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Lvov, A. G.; Lonshakov, D. V.; Yadykov, A. V.; Kachala, V. V.; Krayushkin, M. M. Pinacol rearrangement of cyclopent-3-en-1,2-diols: cyclopentenone formation and interrupting reaction // Tetrahedron Lett. 2018, 59, 243-246 (DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.12.016). [link]

[27] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Markosyan, A. I.; Baryshnikova, M. A.; Yaminova, L. V.; L’vov, A. G.; Gabrielyan, S. A. Synthesis and antiproliferative activity evaluation of aryl(hetaryl)cyclopentenone analogs of combretastatin A-4 // Pharm. Chem. J. 2018, 51, 867-872 (DOI: 10.1007/s11094-018-1706-8). [link_EN] [link_RU]

[26] Lvov, A. G.*; Milevsky, N. A.; Yanina, A. M.; Kachala, V. V.; Shirinian, V. Z. Aerobic dimerization of ethyl 4-thienyl-3-ketobutanoate toward a modifiable photochromic diarylethene precursor // Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 4395-4398 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02143). [link]

[25] Lvov, A. G.; Kavun, A. M.; Kachala, V. V.; Nelyubina, Y. V.; Metelitsa, A. V.; Shirinian, V. Z.* Structural and spectral properties of photochromic diarylethenes: size effect of the ethene bridge // J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 1477–1486 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02665). [link]

[24] Zakharov, A. V.; Gaeva, E. B.; Lvov, A. G.; Metelitsa, A. V.; Shirinian, V. Z.* Photochemical rearrangement of diarylethenes: reaction efficiency and substituents effect // J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 8651-8661 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01587). [link]

[23] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Kavun, A. M.; Lvov, A. G.; Zavarzin, I. V.; Krayushkin, M. M. Practical and efficient synthesis of polyaryl(hetaryl)-substituted cyclohexenones and salicylates // Synthesis 2017, 49, 1255-1263 (DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1588908). [link] [highlighted in SynFacts]

[22] Migulin, V. A.*; Lvov, A. G.; Krayushkin, M. M. Photoisomerization of cyclopentene-based β-(2-furanyl)- and β-(2-thienyl)enones // Tetrahedron 2017, 73, 4439-4449 (DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.06.005). [link]

[21] Lvov, A. G.; Bulich, E. Yu.; Metelitsa, A. V.; Shirinian, V. Z.* Facile synthesis of photoactive diaryl(hetaryl)cyclopentenes by ionic hydrogenation // RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 59016-59020 (DOI: 10.1039/C6RA11791K). [link]

[20] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Lvov, A. G.; Yadykov, A. V.; Yaminova, L. V.; Kachala, V. V.; Markosyan, A. I. Triaryl-substituted divinyl ketones cyclization: Nazarov reaction versus Friedel-Crafts electrophilic substitution // Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 6260-6263 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03023). [link]

[19] Lvov, A. G.; Shirinian, V. Z.* Photoinduced rearrangements of diarylethenes // Chem. Heterocycl. Comp. 2016, 52, 658-665 (DOI: 10.1007/s10593-016-1946-z). [link_EN] [link_RU] [special issue “Pericyclic Reactions in the Chemistry of Heterocycles”]

[18] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Lonshakov, D. V.; Lvov, A. G.; Kavun, A. M.; Yadykov, A. V.; Krayushkin, M. M. Photo- and pH-switchable fluorescent diarylethenes based on 2,3-diarylcyclopent-2-en-1-ones with dialkylamino groups // Dyes Pigm. 2016, 124, 258-267 (DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2015.09.027). [link]

[17] Frolova, L. A.; Rezvanova, A. A.; Shirinian, V. Z.; Lvov, A. G.; Kulikov, A. V.; Krayushkin, M. M.; Troshin, P. A.* OFET-based memory devices operating via optically and electrically modulated charge separation between the semiconductor and 1,2-bis(hetaryl)ethene dielectric layers // Adv. Electron. Mat. 2016, 2, 1500219 (DOI: 10.1002/aelm.201500219). [link]

[16] Lvov, A. G.; Shirinian, V. Z.*; Zakharov, A. V.; Krayushkin, M. M.; Kachala, V. V.; Zavarzin, I. V. A general photo-induced sequential electrocyclization / [1,9]-sigmatropic rearrangement / ring-opening reaction of diarylethenes // J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 11491-11500 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b02237). [link]

[15] Lvov, A. G.*; Milevsky, N. A.; Shirinian, V. Z.; Krayushkin, M. M. A convenient alternative method for the synthesis of dithienylacetylenes // Chem. Heterocycl. Compd. 2015, 51, 933-935 (DOI: 10.1007/s10593-015-1800-8). [link_EN] [link_RU]

[14] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Lvov, A. G.; Bulich, E. Yu.; Zakharov, A. V.; Krayushkin, M. M. Novel photochromic diarylethenes bearing an imidazole moiety // Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 5477-5481 (DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.08.028). [link]

[13] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Lvov, A. G.; Yanina, A. M.; Kachala, V. V.; Krayushkin, M. M. Synthesis of new photochromic diarylethenes of cyclopentenone series by Nazarov reaction // Chem. Heterocycl. Compd. 2015, 51, 234-241 (DOI: 10.1007/s10593-015-1690-9). [link_EN] [link_RU]

[12] Lvov, A. G.; Shirinian, V. Z.*; Kachala, V. V.; Kavun, A. M.; Zavarzin, I. V.; Krayushkin, M. M. Photoinduced skeletal rearrangement of diarylethenes comprising oxazole and phenyl rings // Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 4532-4535 (DOI: 10.1021/ol502073t). [link]

[11] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Lvov, A. G.; Krayushkin, M. M.; Lubuzh, E. D.; Nabatov, B. V. Synthesis and comparative photoswitching studies of unsymmetrical 2,3-diarylcyclopent-2-en-1-ones // J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 3440-3451 (DOI: 10.1021/jo500177k). [link]

[10] Lvov, A. G.; Shirinian, V. Z.*; Kavun, A. M.; Krayushkin, M. M. Synthesis and spectral properties of 3-(2-aryl-5-methyl-1,3-oxazol- 4-yl)-2-(2,5-dimethylthiophen-3-yl)cyclopent-2-en-1-ones // Mendeleev Commun. 2014, 24, 277-279 (DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2014.09.010). [link]

[9] Lonshakov, D. V.; Shirinian, V. Z.*; Zavarzin, I. V.; Lvov, A. G.; Krayushkin, M. M. Synthesis and spectral properties of fluorescent photochromic diarylethenes with 6,6a-dihydropentalene-2(1H)-one ethene “bridge” // Dyes Pigm. 2014, 109, 105-112 (DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.04.040). [link]

[8] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Lonshakov, D. V.; Lvov, A. G.; Krayushkin, M. M. Fluorescent photochromes of diarylethene series: synthesis and properties // Russ. Chem. Rev. 2013, 82, 511-537 (DOI: ). [link_EN] [link_RU]

[7] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Lonshakov, D. V.; Lvov, A. G.; Shimkin, A. A.; Krayushkin, M. M. Synthesis and photochromic properties of oxime derivatives of 2,3-diarylcyclopent-2-en-1-ones // Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2013, 12, 1717-1725 (DOI: 10.1039/C3PP50055A). [link]

[6] Lonshakov, D. V.; Shirinian, V. Z.*; Lvov, A. G.; Nabatov, B. V.; Krayushkin, M. M. New fluorescent switches based on photochromic 2,3-diarylcyclopent-2-en-1-ones and 6-ethoxy-3-methyl-1H-phenalen-1-one // Dyes Pigm. 2013, 97, 311-317 (DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2012.12.019). [link]

[5] Lonshakov, D. V.; Shirinian, V. Z.*; Lvov, A. G.; Krayushkin, M. M. Synthesis and spectral properties of photochromic cyclopentenone diarylethenes with an additional π system in the ethene bridge // Mendeleev Commun. 2013, 23, 268-270 (DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2013.09.010). [link]

[4] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Lonshakov, D. V.; Kachala, V. V.; Zavarzin, I. V.; Shimkin, A. A.; Lvov, A. G.; Krayushkin, M. M. Regio- and chemoselective bromination of 2,3-diarylcyclopent-2-en-1-ones // J. Org. Chem., 2012, 77, 8112-8123 (DOI: 10.1021/jo301474j). [link]

[3] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Shimkin, A. A.; Lonshakov, D. V.; Lvov, A. G.; Krayushkin, M. M. Synthesis and spectral properties of a novel family of photochromic diarylethenes-2,3-diarylcyclopent-2-en-1-ones // J. Photochem. Photobiol. A 2012, 233, 1-14 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2012.02.011). [link]

[2] Lonshakov, D. V.; Shirinian, V. Z.*; Lvov, A. G.; Krayushkin, M. M. New thermally stable photochromic di(het)arylethenes of the cyclopentenone series // Russ. Chem. Bull. (Int. Ed.) 2012, 61, 1769-1775 (DOI: 10.1007/s11172-012-0243-y). [link_EN] [link_RU]

[1] Shirinian, V. Z.*; Shimkin, A. A.; Lonshakov, D. V.; Mailyan, A. K.; Lvov, A. G.; Krayushkin, M. M. An environmentally friendly synthesis of Michler’s ketone analogues in water // Synthesis 2012, 527-531 (DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1289623). [link]