Photoresponsive molecular wires of FeII triazole complexes in organic media and light-induced morphological transformations

Shoko Kume; Keita Kuroiwa; Nobuo Kimizuka

doi:10.1039/B603477B

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Photoresponsive molecular wires of Fe^II triazole complexes in organic media and light-induced morphological transformations†

Shoko Kume,‡^a Keita Kuroiwa^a and Nobuo Kimizuka*^a

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^a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Moto-oka, Nishi-ku 744
E-mail: kimitcm@mbox.nc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Abstract

A lipophilic linear Fe^II 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.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B603477B
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 07 Mar 2006
Accepted: 28 Mar 2006
First published: 12 Apr 2006

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Chem. Commun., 2006, 2442-2444

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Photoresponsive molecular wires of Fe^II triazole complexes in organic media and light-induced morphological transformations

S. Kume, K. Kuroiwa and N. Kimizuka, Chem. Commun., 2006, 2442 DOI: 10.1039/B603477B

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