Molecular photoswitches in aqueous environments

J Volarić, W Szymanski, NA Simeth… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

Designing light-driven rotary molecular motors

DRS Pooler, AS Lubbe, S Crespi, BL Feringa - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The ability to induce and amplify motion at the molecular scale has seen tremendous
progress ranging from simple molecular rotors to responsive materials. In the two decades …

Visible light-responsive materials: the (photo) chemistry and applications of donor–acceptor Stenhouse adducts in polymer science

M Clerc, S Sandlass, O Rifaie-Graham… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Donor–acceptor Stenhouse adduct (DASA) photoswitches have gained a lot of attention
since their discovery in 2014. Their negative photochromism, visible light absorbance …

Photoresponsive molecular tools for emerging applications of light in medicine

IM Welleman, MWH Hoorens, BL Feringa… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Light-based therapeutic and imaging modalities, which emerge in clinical applications, rely
on molecular tools, such as photocleavable protecting groups and photoswitches that …

Diaryl-hemiindigos as visible light, pH, and heat responsive four-state switches and application in photochromic transparent polymers

M Sacherer, F Hampel, H Dube - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Photoswitches are indispensable tools for responsive chemical nanosystems and are used
today in almost all areas of the natural sciences. Hemiindigo (HI) derivatives have recently …

Smart photochromic materials triggered with visible light

AL Leistner, ZL Pianowski - European Journal of Organic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular photoswitches reversibly convert the energy of light into a variety of structural
changes at the molecular level. They can be integrated into smart materials with broad …

Visible light‐driven molecular switches and motors: recent developments and applications

H Wang, HK Bisoyi, X Zhang… - Chemistry–A European …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by human vision, a diverse range of light‐driven molecular switches and motors
have been developed for fundamental understanding and application in material science …

General Principles for the Design of Visible‐Light‐Responsive Photoswitches: Tetra‐ortho‐Chloro‐Azobenzenes

LN Lameijer, S Budzak, NA Simeth… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular photoswitches enable reversible external control of biological systems,
nanomachines, and smart materials. Their development is driven by the need for low energy …

Hydrazones as new molecular tools

B Shao, I Aprahamian - Chem, 2020 - cell.com
The development of new classes of molecular switches with enhanced performance and
brand-new functionalities enables practitioners to push the frontiers of adaptive and …

Azobenzene-equipped covalent organic framework: light-operated reservoir

G Das, T Prakasam, MA Addicoat… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Light-operated materials have gained significant attention for their potential technological
importance. To achieve molecular motion within extended networks, stimuli-responsive units …