The photo and thermal cis–trans-isomerisation of 1,1′-dimethoxy-4,4′-bis(phenylazo)-2,2′-binaphthyl in chloroform. Kinetics and mechanism
Abstract
The photo and reverse thermal cis–trans-isomerisation of the title compound in chloroform has been investigated kinetically, giving the rate constants and thermodynamic parameters of the thermal isomerisation and confirming the mechanism of the isomerisation.