Solvent Effects On Thermal cis-to-trans Isomerization Of Azobenzene : UV/VIS Spectroscopic Studies

摘要

Nowadays, azobenzene and its derivatives are considered as useful materials for liquid crystals, light-driven switches and image storage devices having fast response time. Thus, such types of compounds are important not only from the view of fundamental photochemistry, but also for their potential role in industrial applications. The heart of these compounds, trans←→ cis isomerization (Fig. 1), controls their chemistry.