Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

More than four decades have passed since the first example of a light-activated (caged)
compound was described. In the intervening years, a large number of light-responsive …

The ability to manipulate the structure and function of promising nanosystems via energy
input and external stimuli is emerging as an attractive paradigm for developing …

Light offers unique opportunities for controlling the activity of materials and biosystems with
high spatiotemporal resolution. Molecular photoswitches are chromophores that undergo …

Donor–acceptor Stenhouse adduct (DASA) photoswitches have gained a lot of attention
since their discovery in 2014. Their negative photochromism, visible light absorbance …

Molecular photoswitches comprise chromophores that can be interconverted reversibly with
light between two states with different photochemical and physicochemical properties. This …

Molecular photoswitches enable reversible external control of biological systems,
nanomachines, and smart materials. Their development is driven by the need for low energy …

A novel library of tunable negative photochromic compounds, donor–acceptor Stenhouse
adducts (DASAs), is reported. Tailoring the electron deficient “acceptor” moiety yielded …

In this paper we elaborate on recently developed molecular switch architectures and how
these new systems can help with the realization of new functions and advancement of …

The ability of molecular photoswitches to convert on/off responses into large macroscale
property change is fundamental to light-responsive materials. However, moving beyond …