European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry · 2010 · 41 citations · 25 references
Natural SciencesChemistryOptical MaterialsOrganometallic ChemistryCoordination ChemistryHeterocyclic ChemistryPhotocatalysisPhotochemical SynthesisPhotochemistryPhotochromic MaterialsAzobenzene PhotochromismChromophore PhotochemistryOptical SwitchesPhotoactive Metal ComplexesPhotochemical ReactivityPhotochromic Optical SwitchingPhotoisomerization KineticsPhotophysical Mechanisms
Abstract Three phosphanes containing azobenzene groups were synthesized, and the photochemical behaviour of their platinum complexes was studied by using the light‐induced ( E )/( Z ) isomerization as a switch to change ligand properties.
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Alberto Credi · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2007 · 315 citations
Light-driven molecular switches and motors
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