Exploring substituent effects in reversible photoswitchable low molecular weight arylazoisoxazole adhesives

Luca Burg, Luuk Kortekaas, Anna Gibalova, Constantin Daniliuc, Janis Heßling, Monika Schönhoff and Bart Jan Ravoo

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2025, 2, 373
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Neutral and ionic N-methyl phenylazo-3,5-(di-2-pyridyl)pyrazole photoswitches: probes for reversible pH modulation by light

Sapna Singh, Archana Velloth, Rajani, Manu Goyal, Navneet Kaur, Sanjay Singh and Sugumar Venkataramani

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 10776
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Probing the longest λmax of azo compounds in near infrared absorption via integrating protonation, antiaromaticity and substituents: a combined DFT and machine learning study

Shuwen Chen, Yuan Gao, Wenhao Wang and Jun Zhu

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2026, 28, 4152
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Multi-stimuli actuation of a photoresponsive azobenzene based molecular switch

Jianbo Li, Chang Liu, Jinyan Wang, Chenguang Liu, Chun Zhao, Jiawei Ren, Hailian Huang, Yijia Wang, Qian Zhang, Yannick J. Dappe, Richard J. Nichols and Li Yang

Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 2147
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Harnessing Solar Energy, Extending Storage, and Accelerated Release in “Twisted” Negative Photochromic Azo Compounds

Sapna Singh, Archana Velloth, Manu Goyal, Sanjay Singh and Sugumar Venkataramani

Angewandte Chemie, 2026, 138
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Acid Yellow 9 Azo Dye Gets the Blues: An Optical Spectroscopy and DFT Study of Unusual Photochemistry in Multilayer Films with PAH and Chitosan

Mikhail Kim, Tristan H. Borchers, Monica Lin and Christopher J. Barrett

Molecules, 2025, 30, 3850
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Reversible, Red-Shifted Photoisomerization in Protonated Azobenzenes

Jonas Rickhoff, Niklas B. Arndt, Marcus Böckmann, Nikos L. Doltsinis, Bart Jan Ravoo and Luuk Kortekaas

J. Org. Chem., 2022, 87, 10605
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A predictive screening tool to evaluate the efficiency of Z/E photoisomerizable molecular switches

Cristina Garcia-Iriepa, Luis Manuel Frutos and Marco Marazzi

Commun Phys, 2024, 7
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Dynamic Control of Nucleic Acids Self‐Assembly and Expression Using Photoswitches

Noemí Nogal, Hugo Laigle, Maxime Mansy, Sébastien Ulrich and Mathieu Surin

Chemistry A European J, 2026
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Visible‐Light‐Switchable Tellurium‐Based Chalcogen Bonding: Photocontrolled Anion Binding and Anion Abstraction Catalysis

Hong‐Ying Duan, Shi‐Tao Han, Tian‐Guang Zhan, Li‐Juan Liu and Kang‐Da Zhang

Angewandte Chemie, 2023, 135
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Photoisomerization and Electrochemical Switching of Arylazopyrazoles in Self-Assembled Monolayers

Luca Burg, Anna Gibalova, Henning Klaasen, Steffen M. Lohrmann and Bart Jan Ravoo

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2026, 18, 17209
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Dihydroquinolylazotetrazole dyes in aqueous solutions: Effect of substituents and pH on spectral properties, acid-base equilibria and thermal Z‒E isomerization

Tatiana D. Nekipelova, Evgenii N. Khodot, Olga N. Klimovich, Anna V. Shibaeva, Elena N. Timokhina, Galina V. Golovina, Alexey A. Kostyukov and Vladimir A. Kuzmin

Dyes and Pigments, 2022, 199, 110097
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Photoresponsive Adhesives Based on Arylazoisoxazoles‐Containing Polymers

Ruggero Rossi, Antonella Salvini, Benedetto Pizzo, Marco Frediani, Diederik Sybolt Wiersma, Camilla Parmeggiani and Daniele Martella

Macro Materials & Eng, 2023, 308
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Bistable Aryl Azopyrazolium Ionic Photoswitches in Water

Ankit Kumar Gaur, Debapriya Gupta, Anjali Mahadevan, Pravesh Kumar, Himanshu Kumar, Dhanyaj Narayanan Nampoothiry, Navneet Kaur, Sandeep Kumar Thakur, Sanjay Singh, Tomáš Slanina and Sugumar Venkataramani

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 10584
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Multi‐responsive Electropolymer Surface Coatings Based on Azo Molecular Switches and Carbazoles: Light, pH, and Electrochemical Control of Z→E Isomerization in Thin Films

Anna Gibalova, Luuk Kortekaas, Julian Simke and Bart Jan Ravoo

Chemistry A European J, 2023, 29
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Repeated trans↔cis Isomerization and Fluorescence Regulation of a Carbazole-Based Azobenzene Derivative by Acid/Base Addition

Pyae Thu and Mina Han

J. Photopol. Sci. Technol., 2025, 38, 247
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Azoheteroarene and Diazocine Molecular Photoswitches: Self‐Assembly, Responsive Materials and Photopharmacology

Anurag Mukherjee, Maximilian D. Seyfried and Bart Jan Ravoo

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2023, 62
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Versatile Surface Patterning with Low Molecular Weight Photoswitches

Henning J. Meteling, Florian Bosse, Lisa Schlichter, Bonnie J. Tyler, Heinrich F. Arlinghaus and Bart Jan Ravoo

Small, 2022, 18
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Water‐Soluble Arylazoisoxazole Photoswitches

Fabian Höglsperger, Fayaz Ali Larik, Changzhuang Bai, Maximilian D. Seyfried, Constantin Daniliuc, Henning Klaasen, Pall Thordarson, Jonathon E. Beves and Bart Jan Ravoo

Chemistry A European J, 2023, 29
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Azobenzene protonation as a tool for temperature sensing

Antti Siiskonen, Sami Vesamäki and Arri Priimagi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 2025, 21, 1528
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Azoheteroarene und Diazocine als Molekulare Photoschalter: Selbstassemblierung, Responsive Materialien und Photopharmakologie

Anurag Mukherjee, Maximilian D. Seyfried and Bart Jan Ravoo

Angewandte Chemie, 2023, 135
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Photoswitchable Binary Nanopore Conductance and Selective Electronic Detection of Single Biomolecules under Wavelength and Voltage Polarity Control

James T. Hagan, Alejandra Gonzalez, Yuran Shi, Grace G. D. Han and Jason R. Dwyer

ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 5537
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Harnessing Solar Energy, Extending Storage, and Accelerated Release in “Twisted” Negative Photochromic Azo Compounds

Sapna Singh, Archana Velloth, Manu Goyal, Sanjay Singh and Sugumar Venkataramani

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2026, 65
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Photoswitching, aggregation, and negative photochromism in ionic arylazoisoxazolium photoswitches

Gayathri Parthiban, Himanshu Kumar, Anees Rahman Parambattummal and Sugumar Venkataramani

Photochem & Photobiology, 2025
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Large Azobenzene Macrocycles: Formation and Detection by NMR and MS Methods

Helena Roithmeyer, Merle Uudsemaa, Aleksander Trummal, Mari-Liis Brük, Sebastian Krämer, Indrek Reile, Vitalijs Rjabovs, Kirsti Palmi, Matt Rammo, Riina Aav, Elina Kalenius and Jasper Adamson

Supramolecular Chemistry, 2023, 34, 77
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Visible‐Light‐Switchable Tellurium‐Based Chalcogen Bonding: Photocontrolled Anion Binding and Anion Abstraction Catalysis

Hong‐Ying Duan, Shi‐Tao Han, Tian‐Guang Zhan, Li‐Juan Liu and Kang‐Da Zhang

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2023, 62
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Structure, Dynamics, and Reactivity of Encapsulated Molecules in Restricted Spaces: Arylazoisoxazoles within an Octa Acid Capsule

Amal Sam Sunny, Elliott C. Cleven, Pravesh Kumar, Sugumar Venkataramani, Jamie D. Walls and Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy

Langmuir, 2024, 40, 17638
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Controlling the Structure and Morphology of Organic Nanofilaments Using External Stimuli

Barış Sezgin, Jiao Liu, Diana P. N. Gonçalves, Chenhui Zhu, Tahir Tilki, Marianne E. Prévôt and Torsten Hegmann

ACS Nanosci. Au, 2023, 3, 295
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Structure–property relationship in functionalized azobenzene photoswitches and their supramolecular behavior

Surbhi Grewal, Anjali Srivastava, Sapna Singh and Sugumar Venkataramani

Photochem & Photobiology, 2024, 100, 1100
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Near-Complete Bidirectional Photoisomerization of para-Dialkylamino-Substituted Arylazopyrazoles under Violet and Green or Red Lights

Supriya Bhunia, Anirban Dolai, Satyajit Bera and Subhas Samanta

J. Org. Chem., 2022, 87, 4449
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02898