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Chemical Communications

Unconventional thermodynamically stable cis isomer and trans to cis thermal isomerization in reversibly photoresponsive [0.0](3,3′)-azobenzenophane†

Yasuo Norikane,*a   Ryuzi Katohb  and  Nobuyuki Tamaoki*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Nanotechnology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
E-mail: y-norikane@aist.go.jp, n.tamaoki@aist.go.jp
Fax: +81 29 861 4673
Tel: +81 29 861 4586

b Research Institute of Instrumentation Frontier, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan

Abstract

Sterically hindered [0.0](3,3′)-azobenzenophane exhibits thermal trans-to-cisisomerization to the thermodynamically stable cis–cis isomer, and reversible photochemical isomerization with good fatigue resistance.

Graphical abstract: Unconventional thermodynamically stable cis isomer and trans to cis thermal isomerization in reversibly photoresponsive [0.0](3,3′)-azobenzenophane

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B718813G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 Dec 2007
Accepted
11 Feb 2008
First published
03 Mar 2008

Chem. Commun., 2008, 1898-1900

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Unconventional thermodynamically stable cis isomer and trans to cis thermal isomerization in reversibly photoresponsive [0.0](3,3′)-azobenzenophane

Y. Norikane, R. Katoh and N. Tamaoki, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1898 DOI: 10.1039/B718813G

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