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Light Switches the Ligand! Photochromic Azobenzene–Phosphanes
Author(s) -
SegarraMaset Maria Dolores,
van Leeuwen Piet W. N. M.,
Freixa Zoraida
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201000063
Subject(s) - azobenzene , photochromism , chemistry , isomerization , ligand (biochemistry) , photochemistry , platinum , polymer chemistry , catalysis , molecule , organic chemistry , biochemistry , receptor
Three phosphanes containing azobenzene groups were synthesized, and the photochemical behaviour of their platinum complexes was studied by using the light‐induced ( E )/( Z ) isomerization as a switch to change ligand properties.