An understanding of the photoisomerization mechanism of molecules bound to a metal surface at the molecular scale is required for designing photoswitches at surfaces. It has remained a challenge to correlate the surface structure and isomerization of photoswitches at ambient conditions. Herein, the photoisomerization of a self-assembled monolayer of azobenzene-thiol molecules on a Au surface wa...

Phytochromes constitute a superfamily of photoreceptor proteins existing in two forms that absorb red (Pr) and far-red (Pfr) light. Although it is well-known that the conversion of Pr into Pfr (the biologically active form) is triggered by a Z→E photoisomerization of the linear tetrapyrrole chromophore, direct evidence is scarce as to why this reaction always occurs at the methine bridge betwee...

In this article, we use the popular photoswitchable molecule, azobenzene, to demonstrate that the embedding in a nanoporous, crystalline solid enables a precise understanding of light-induced, reversible molecular motion. We investigate two similar azobenzene-containing, pillared-layer metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): Cu2(AzoBPDC)2(BiPy) and Cu2(NDC)2(AzoBiPy). Experimental results from UV-vis ...

Both the reversible trans<-->cis photoisomerization and slow thermal back cis-to-trans isomerization of azobenzene-functionalized self-assembled monolayers on gold surfaces have been achieved by rationally designed single-component azobenzene thiol.

in this paper, absorption spectra of both solution and films of cyano azobenzene polymer are investigated. the analysis of overlapped absorption spectra of polymer, related to trans and cis isomers, shows that the population of cis isomers is higher than trans isomers. it means that, cyano azobenzene molecules have a folded structure in polymer, in thermal equilibrium. presence of cyano molecul...

A lipophilic linear FeII 1,2,4-triazole complex containing azobenzene chromophores forms molecular wires in organic solvents; photoisomerization of azobenzene units induced morphological changes that lead to reversible, macroscopic gel-to-sol transition phenomena.

Tandem ion mobility mass spectrometry-coupled laser excitation is used to record photodetachment, photoisomerization and photodepletion action spectra for a series of deprotomer-selected hydroxycinnamate anions, including deprotonated caffeic, ferulic sinapinic acids. This molecular accounts most hydroxycinnamic moieties found in nature. Phenoxide deprotomers para ortho structural isomers have ...

Molecules comprised of two or more switches have potential to exist in a variety states, which may only be accessible by “correct” sequence stimuli on account the influence neighboring unit. Here we present straightforward synthesis dyad incorporating photoswitchable units, dihydroazulene (DHA) and spiropyran (SP). The photoswitching properties both chromophores acido-triggered switching SP wer...

The photoisomerization kinetics of aqueous solutions of cefuroxime axetil under irradiation at 254 nm was investigated by HPLC. The overall degradation is the result of a competition between the isomerization of the alkoxyimino group and the photolysis of the beta-lactam ring. Cefuroxime axetil exists as a mixture of two diastereomers which are shown to react at different rates. This is true no...