Hasheminasab A, Wang L, Dawadi MB, Bass J, Herrick RS, Rack JJ, Ziegler CJ. Induction of E/Z isomerization in a pendant metal-bound azobenzene: a synthetic, spectroscopic and theoretical study.
Dalton Trans 2015;
44:15400-3. [PMID:
26252161 DOI:
10.1039/c5dt02480c]
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Abstract
Re(CO)3 conjugates 1 and 2 that incorporate azobenzenes can be readily generated via one-pot reactions using Schiff base reaction forming conditions. Excitation of the MLCT bands in 1 and 2 results in isomerization of the azobenzene moiety, and this process has been investigated via time-resolved photophysics and TDDFT calculations.
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