Control and modulation of chirality for azobenzene-substituted polydiacetylene LB films with circularly polarized light

  • Gang Zou
  • , Hao Jiang
  • , Hideki Kohn
  • , Takaaki Manaka
  • , Mitsumasa Iwamoto

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Abstract

Herein, photo-controlled rearrangement of the azobenzene chromophore in the side chains was used to realize enantioselective polymerization and light-triggered reversible switching between opposite chirality for the PDA backbone.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5627-5629
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number37
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2009
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Catalysis
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • General Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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