Issue 3, 2008

Photoresponsive rolling and bending of thin crystals of chiral diarylethenes

Abstract

Dithienylhexafluorocyclopentene with (R)- or (S)-N-phenylethylamide substituents formed rod-like and 0.2–1.0 µm-thick plate-like crystals by sublimation; upon UV irradiation, the crystals bent concavely to the incident light and finally rolled crystals were obtained; the bent crystals were reconverted to flat crystals by visible light irradiation.

Graphical abstract: Photoresponsive rolling and bending of thin crystals of chiral diarylethenes

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Oct 2007
Accepted
21 Nov 2007
First published
04 Dec 2007

Chem. Commun., 2008, 326-328

Photoresponsive rolling and bending of thin crystals of chiral diarylethenes

K. Uchida, S. Sukata, Y. Matsuzawa, M. Akazawa, J. J. D. de Jong, N. Katsonis, Y. Kojima, S. Nakamura, J. Areephong, A. Meetsma and B. L. Feringa, Chem. Commun., 2008, 326 DOI: 10.1039/B715251E

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