Prototype of a photoswitchable foldamer

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1878-1881

  Khan, Anzar ^a   Kaiser, Christian ^a   Hecht, Stefan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Azo compounds; Foldamers; Helical structures; Photochromism

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOMATERIALS; ETHYLENE;

AZO COMPOUNDS; FOLDAMERS; HELICAL STRUCTURES; PHOTORESPONSIVE DYNAMIC RECEPTORS;

PHOTOCHROMISM;

EID: 33745431935     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200503849     Document Type: Article

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