Selected metal complexes behaving as photochemical switches, mostly operating by light
emission/absorption without the intervention of any added chemical species, are reviewed …

This review describes the state of the art in photoswitchable organometallic catalysis,
underlining the importance of ligand design. The implementation of spatio-temporal control …

The visible-light-driven rotation of an overcrowded alkene-based molecular motor strut in a
dual-function metal–organic framework (MOF) is reported. Two types of functional linkers, a …

Synthetic photochromic compounds can be designed to control a variety of proteins and
their biochemical functions in living cells, but the high spatiotemporal precision and tissue …

Driving molecular rotary motors using visible light (530–550 nm) instead of UV light was
achieved using palladium tetraphenylporphyrin as a triplet sensitizer. Visible light driven …

Photochromism of N-methyl-4, 4′-bipyridinium (MQ+) salts and their metal complexes has
never been reported. A series of MQ+ coordinated halozinc complexes [(MQ) ZnX3](X= Cl …

Toward the development of visible‐light‐driven molecular rotary motors, an overcrowded
alkene‐based ligand and the corresponding ruthenium (II) complex is presented. In our …

Using time‐dependent density functional theory and the polarizable continuum model, we
have simulated the absorption spectra of an extended series of azobenzene dyes. First, we …

We synthesized a novel Pt (II)–diimine complex with a typical ambidentate thiocyanato
ligand,[Pt (thiocyanato) 2 (H2dcbpy)](1; H2dcbpy= 4, 4′-dicarboxy-2, 2′-bipyridine), and …

The coordination ability of ligands functionalized by azobenzene was manipulated, and two
novel chelating ligands,(E)-4-(phenyldiazenyl)-N, N-bis (pyridin-2-ylmethyl) benzohydrazide …