Over the past 50 years, pentafluorobenzaldehyde has received much attention due to its
unique chemical and physical properties as well as its real or potential applications in …

Selective excited‐state intramolecular proton‐transfer (ESIPT) photocycloaddition of 3‐
hydroxyflavones with trans, trans‐1, 4‐diphenyl‐1, 3‐butadiene is described. Using this …

On photoisomerization of previtamin D–a steroid Z-triene–produced in situ by ring opening
of 7-dehydrocholesterol in a cold matrix, it was found in AM Müller et al.[Angew. Chem., Int …

The photoisomerizations of crystalline or powdered cis, cis-1, 4-diphenyl-and 1, 4-di (o-tolyl)-
1, 3-butadienes (cc-DPB and cc-DTB) to the trans, trans isomers were studied at room …

The cis− trans photoisomerization of crystalline or powdered cis, cis-1, 4-diphenyl-1, 3-
butadiene (cc-DPB) was studied at room temperature. The progress of the reaction was …

The creation of stimuli-responsive materials offers considerable challenges in the area of
material science. The use of light as an external stimulus has particular advantages because …

In photochemical Hula-twist isomerization of conjugated polyenes, a double bond and an
adjacent single bond twist concertedly by 180°. It is here considered to be driven by passing …

Single methyl group substitution on the p-position of the phenyl ring (tt-DPB-me1) or the
conjugated CC bond (tt-DPB-me2) has been found to enhance the photoisomerization …

Fluorescence emission properties of substituted 3-styrylindoles viz 3-(2-phenylethenyl-E)-
NH-indole (1), 3-[2-(4-cyanophenyl) ethenyl-E]-NH-indole (2), and 3-(2-cyano-2 …

A series of p-nitro substituted trans-diphenylbutadienes is synthesized and their
photophysical and photochemical properties are investigated. All the dienes have a very low …