Binary logic operations with artificial molecular machines

F Nicoli, E Paltrinieri, MT Bakić, M Baroncini… - Coordination chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Living systems rely on ions and molecules for gathering, elaborating and storing information,
as well as for controlling motion across different length scales. Artificial mimics of such …

Light‐Responsive (Supra) Molecular Architectures: Recent Advances

M Baroncini, J Groppi, S Corra, S Silvi… - Advanced Optical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The development and investigation of (supra) molecular‐based architectures characterized
by light‐activated functionalities is a highly relevant topic of chemical research. The interest …

The absorption spectrum of cis-azobenzene

L Vetráková, V Ladányi, J Al Anshori, P Dvořák… - Photochemical & …, 2017 - Springer
Azobenzene is a prototypical photochromic molecule existing in two isomeric forms, which
has numerous photochemical applications that rely on a precise knowledge of the molar …

[HTML][HTML] Crossing the divide: Experiences of taking fluorescent PET (photoinduced electron transfer) sensing/switching systems from solution to solid

AP de Silva - Dyes and Pigments, 2022 - Elsevier
The author's journey from the initial discoveries of fluorescent PET (photoinduced electron
transfer) sensors and logic gates to their applications in solid-based devices is outlined …

The eternal youth of azobenzene: new photoactive molecular and supramolecular devices

M Baroncini, G Ragazzon, S Silvi… - Pure and Applied …, 2015 - degruyter.com
The development of multicomponent chemical systems that can perform predetermined
functions under external control–ie, molecular devices–is a challenging task in chemistry …

User authorization at the molecular scale

O Lustgarten, L Motiei, D Margulies - ChemPhysChem, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Electronic user authorization systems help us maintain our privacy in many aspects of
everyday life. However, the increasing difficulty to secure access and/or information digitally …

Comparing the acidities of aqueous, frozen, and freeze-dried phosphate buffers: Is there a “pH memory” effect?

Ľ Vetráková, V Vykoukal, D Heger - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2017 - Elsevier
The concept of “pH memory” has been established in the literature for the correlation
between the pH of a pre-lyophilization solution and the ionization state of freeze-dried …

Threading-gated photochromism in [2] pseudorotaxanes

G Baggi, L Casimiro, M Baroncini, S Silvi, A Credi… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Rigid, Y-shaped imidazole compounds containing the bis (thienyl) ethene moiety were
designed and synthesized. The 4, 5-bis (benzothienyl)-2-phenylimidazolium cations were …

Azobenzene photoisomerization: an old reaction for activating new molecular devices and materials

M Baroncini, G Ragazzon, S Silvi, M Venturi, A Credi - 2016 - books.rsc.org
The E–Z photoisomerization of azobenzene–owing to its high efficiency, excellent
reversibility and significant physico-chemical differences between the two forms–is highly …

Photochemistry, chemiluminescence and dark photochemistry: computational advances (2018–2019)

D Roca-Sanjuán, J Carmona-García, BW Ding… - 2020 - books.rsc.org
Recent progress (2018–2019) in the field of quantum chemistry applied to the excited
electronic state are presented in this book chapter. General developments of methods and …