The Growing Field of Photoswitchable Macrocycles: A Promising Way to Tune Various Properties with Light

C Ludwig, J Xie - ChemPhotoChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thanks to supramolecular interactions of macrocyclic compounds with their guest ions or
molecules, macrocycles have found wide applications in molecular and chiral recognition …

Photoresponsive Supramolecular Cages and Macrocycles

E Nieland, J Voss, BM Schmidt - ChemPlusChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The utilisation of light to achieve precise manipulation and control over the structure and
function of supramolecular assemblies has emerged as a highly promising approach in the …

Light-responsive solid–solid phase change materials for photon and thermal energy storage

X Li, S Cho, GGD Han - ACS Materials Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
We report a series of adamantane-functionalized azobenzenes that store photon and
thermal energy via reversible photoisomerization in the solid state for molecular solar …

Centennial Isomers: A Unique Fluorinated Azobenzene Macrocyclus with Dual Stability Over 120 Years

S Schultzke, P Puylaert, H Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A macrocyclic azobenzene with unique thermal stability, demonstrating potential for use in
optical data storage material is presented: The Z‐isomer of this novel photoswitch exhibits …

Twelve-membered ring photoswitches with excellent Z→ E conversion under ambient light

R Falkenburg, MJ Notheis, G Schnakenburg… - Organic & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Incorporation of azobenzenes into macrocycles is an intriguing approach for fine tuning the
photophysical properties of these photoswitches and tailoring them to specific applications …

Large Azobenzene Macrocycles: Formation and Detection by NMR and MS Methods

H Roithmeyer, M Uudsemaa, A Trummal… - Supramolecular …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Azobenzene macrocycles are widely investigated as potential drug delivery systems and as
part of molecular machines due to their photo-responsive properties. Herein, we detect the …

Large Stimuli-Responsive Azobenzene Macrocycles as Functional Cavitands: Synthesis and Detection by NMR and MS Methods

H Roithmeyer, M Uudsemaa, A Trummal, ML Brük… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Azobenzene macrocycles are widely investigated as potential drug delivery systems and as
part of molecular machines due to their photo-responsive properties. Herein, we synthesize …

Light-Responsive Solid− Solid Phase Change Materials for Photon and Thermal Energy Storage 5.1 Acknowledgements

X Li - Fundamental Study of Molecular Photoswitches and …, 2023 - search.proquest.com
Molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage compounds that store photon energy in
strained chemical bonds upon photoisomerization have emerged as a novel material that …