In the confined space of supramolecular systems, the substrate can be forced into a reactive
conformation and labile intermediates may be stabilized while isolated from the bulk …

Chemical reactions in confined environments are important in areas as diverse as
heterogenous catalysis, environmental chemistry and biochemistry, yet they are much less …

We report a new class of arylazopyrazolium-based ionic photoswitches (AAPIPs). These
AAPIPs with different counter ions have been accessed through a modular synthetic …

A series of straight-chain (C7–C13) alkyl-O-methyl aldoximes (R–C (H)═ NOMe) were
synthesized with various functional groups at the remote ends (alkenes, halogen,− COOH …

Upon exposure to UV light (120 mW/cm2, λ= 365 nm), a trans–cis isomerization occurs in a
cylinder-forming, azobenzene-containing block copolymer of polydimethylsiloxane-b-poly …

Spatial confinement can have a profound impact on the dynamics of chemical reactions,
especially for isomerization reactions that involve large-amplitude structural rearrangement …

Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy reveals new excited-state dynamics following
excitation of trans-azobenzene (t-Az) and several alkyl-substituted t-Az derivatives …

This Feature Article highlights the role of spatial confinement in controlling the fundamental
behavior of molecules. Select examples illustrate the value of using space as a tool to …

Photo-controllable third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) switches are of high interest for
extensive and significant applications. In this work, three new azobenzene-based photo …

Ultrafast spectroscopy reveals the effects of confinement on the excited-state
photoisomerization dynamics for a series of alkyl-substituted trans-stilbenes encapsulated in …