Fast cis-trans isomerization of an azobenzene derivative in liquids and liquid crystals under a low electric field

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 3596-3599

  Tong, Xia ^a   Pelletier, Maxime ^a   Lasia, Andrzej ^a   Zhao, Yue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Azo compounds; Electrooptical properties; Isomerization; Liquid crystals; Photochemistry

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; POWDERS;

AZO COMPOUNDS; AZOBENZENE DERIVATIVES; BENZONITRILE; CIS-TRANS ISOMERIZATION; ELECTROOPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STATIC ELECTRIC FIELD;

AZOBENZENE;

EID: 53549129509     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200705699     Document Type: Article

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