Pd-catalyzed dehydrogenative arylation of arylhydrazines to access non-symmetric azobenzenes, including tetra-ortho derivatives [PDF]
Beilstein Journal of Organic ChemistryAzobenzenes are photoresponsive compounds widely used in molecular switches, light-controlled materials, and sensors, but despite extensive studies on symmetric derivatives, efficient methods for synthesizing non-symmetric analogues remain scarce due to ...
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Phenolic Azobenzene as Ligand for Cation Complexation—Syntheses and Applications [PDF]
MoleculesPhenolic azobenzenes have garnered significant attention as functional materials due to their ability to undergo reversible photoisomerization and their potential for cation complexation. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the recent
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Semi-automated screening of azobezenes for solar energy storage using extended tight binding methods [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIn the face of the pressing climate change crisis, Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage (MOST) Systems offer a promising avenue for efficient energy storage.
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Substituent effects in N-acetylated phenylazopyrazole photoswitches [PDF]
Beilstein Journal of Organic ChemistryPhenylazopyrazole photoswitches proved to be valuable structural motifs for various applications ranging from materials science to medicine. Despite their potential, their structural diversity is still limited and a larger pool of substitution patterns ...
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Designing Light‐Sensitive Organic Semiconductors with Azobenzenes for Photoelectrochemical Transistors as Neuromorphic Platforms [PDF]
Advanced ScienceOrganic neuromorphic electronics aim to emulate the adaptive behavior of biological synapses using soft, biocompatible materials capable of analog and stimulus‐responsive modulation.
Isabela Berndt Paro +16 more
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Meta-Substituted Asymmetric Azobenzenes: Insights into Structure–Property Relationship [PDF]
MoleculesThis article presents a comprehensive investigation into the functionalization of methoxyphenylazobenzene using electron-directing groups located at the meta position relative to the azo group.
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Strategies to control humidity sensitivity of azobenzene isomerisation kinetics in polymer thin films [PDF]
Communications MaterialsAzobenzenes are versatile photoswitches that garner interest in applications ranging from photobiology to energy storage. Despite their great potential, transforming azobenzene-based discoveries and proof-of-concept demonstrations from the lab to the ...
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Synthesis of CF3-Indazoles via Rh(III)-Catalyzed C-H [4+1] Annulation of Azobenzenes with CF3-Imidoyl Sulfoxonium Ylides [PDF]
MoleculesAn efficient Rh(III)-catalyzed C-H activation of azobenzenes and subsequent [4+1] cascade annulation with CF3-imidoyl sulfoxonium ylides was developed, yielding diverse CF3-indazoles.
Yilong Shang +6 more
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Azobenzene protonation as a tool for temperature sensing [PDF]
Beilstein Journal of Organic ChemistryAzobenzenes can be protonated at one of the azo nitrogen atoms, leading to significant changes in their absorption and photochemical properties. While azobenzene protonation has been recently used as a tool in photoswitching studies, the factors ...
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Synthesis of N-acetyl diazocine derivatives via cross-coupling reaction [PDF]
Beilstein Journal of Organic ChemistryDiazocines are photoswitches derived from azobenzenes by bridging the two phenyl rings in ortho position with a CH2CH2 group forming an eight membered (diazocine) ring.
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