Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.344, 1-6, 2000
A novel donor acceptor substituted chiroptical molecular switch: Physical properties and photoisomerization behavior
A novel donor acceptor substituted sterically overcrowded alkene was synthesized and characterized. Photoisomerization experiments it showed that this system could be converted with high efficiency towards a cis photostationary state and although the reverse isomerization towards the trans state was not as efficient this compound can function as a chiroptical molecular switch.