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Front Cover: Photoactive Molecular‐Based Devices, Machines and Materials: Recent Advances (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 42/2018)
Author(s) -
Baroncini Massimo,
Canton Martina,
Casimiro Lorenzo,
Corra Stefano,
Groppi Jessica,
La Rosa Marcello,
Silvi Serena,
Credi Alberto
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201801309
Subject(s) - azobenzene , cover (algebra) , chemistry , front cover , supramolecular chemistry , molecule , solid state , derivative (finance) , molecular machine , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , materials science , financial economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , economics
The Front Cover shows, in a pop art style, a multiphotochromic tetra(azobenzene)methane derivative in its various configurational isomers, which can be reversibly interconverted by light in solution and, peculiarly, in the solid state. This is an example of how photoactive molecules can be arranged into supramolecular structures to yield light‐responsive molecular devices, machines, and materials. More information can be found in the Microreview by A. Credi et al. For more on the story behind the cover research, see the Cover Profile .