Selective examples of isolation of pure cyclobutane compounds via solid-state photochemical reactions of cocrystals, and their utility in engineering crystalline solids are discussed.
Olefinic coordination polymers were used as universal single crystal platforms for precise organic synthesis, in situ mechanism exploration and photochemical applications.
Molecular crystals have shown remarkable adaptability in response to a range of external stimuli. Here, we survey this emerging field and provide a critical overview of the experimental, computational and instrumental tools being used to design and apply such materials.
When excited by visible light, relaxation of a strained molecule in the β-phase of tetra-ortho-bromo azobenzene facilitates a light induced transition to the α-phase. This produces a striking photosalient effect.
We demonstrate two distinct photomechanical responses (i.e. photomechanical bending and photosalient bursting) of two new 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid derivative crystals based on tailoring their substituents and the modulation of their spacers.