Azobenzene is a well‐known derivative of stimulus‐responsive molecular switches and has
shown superior performance as a functional material in biomedical applications. The results …

Molecular switches have been used as delivery vehicles for various molecular and ionic
species. The ones that reversibly operate with light are arguably the best candidates for the …

The reversible photoisomerization of azobenzenes has been extensively studied to
construct systems with optical responsiveness; however, this process limits the …

Modern and upcoming high-speed optoelectronics as well as secure data storage or solar
energy harvesting technologies integrating stimuli-responsive materials fully rely on the …

Dibenzotriazonine represent a new class of nine-membered cyclic azobenzenes with a
nitrogen atom embedded in the bridging chain. To enable future applications of this …

The carbonic anhydrase (CA) enzyme reversibly transforms carbon dioxide and water to a
carbonate ion and a proton. Photoresponsive enzyme mimics, where the CA-activity can be …

We report herein the synthesis and characterization of a phosphorus-containing cyclic
azobenzene as a new photoswitchable scaffold. This backbone reveals high bidirectional …

Metal ions often influence the photoswitching efficiency of a photochromic system. This
article reports a one‐dimensional polymer having cyclic azobenzenes coordinated to silver …

The first representatives of cyclic azobenzene-siloxane hybrid compounds, namely, 2, 4-
dimethyl-2, 4-diorganyl-1, 3, 5-trioxa-8, 9-diaza-2, 4-disiladibenzo [f, j] cycloundecanes and …

The effective use of photochromic systems based on azo compounds in a number of
applications, especially biomedical and pharmacological ones, is impeded by the …