Photoresponsive liquid crystals based on halogen bonding of azopyridines†
Abstract
A series of photoresponsive halogen-bonded liquid crystals (LCs) were successfully constructed using molecular halogen and azopyridine compounds, which show interesting properties of photoinduced phase transition upon UV irradiation. In addition, bromine-bonded LCs were first obtained with high mesophase stability.
- This article is part of the themed collection: 1st International Conference on Noncovalent Interactions