Over the past several decades, halogen bonding has become a standard 'tool'in
supramolecular chemistry and particularly in crystal engineering. Traditionally, the study of …

This review summarizes the recent advances in utilizing halogen bond-driven cocrystal
formation as a design element in the creation of optical or photoresponsive materials …

We present a series of visible-light-absorbing azobenzene photoswitches with cis-lifetimes
ranging from one second to three days. We combine ortho-fluorination to control the cis …

Two azobenzenesulfonamide molecules with thermally stable cis configurations resulting
from fluorination of positions ortho to the azo group are reported that can differentially …

We demonstrate that halogen bonding (XB) can offer a novel approach for the construction
of photoresponsive ionic liquid crystals. In particular, we assembled two new …

We performed a structural study of N-alkylated halogenopyridinium cations to examine
whether choice of the N-substituent has any considerable effect on the halogen bonding …

Heteromolecular C–I··· π (C≡ C) and C–I···(LEP) N═ N (LEP lone electron pair) have been
observed for the first time in cocrystals of diphenylacetylene (tolan, Ph2C2) and azobenzene …

The behavior of an enediyne photoswitch is modulated with halogen bonding, coordinative
bonding and hydrogen bonding. Through NMR and computational studies we demonstrate …

An efficient screening of azobenzene (AB) derivatives for Molecular Solar Thermal (MOST)
applications based on ground state properties (energy stored per molecule and Z isomer …

Perylene bisimide (PBI) and azo-compounds are fascinating molecules with interesting
optical properties. Here, we combine the two chromophores to prepare nonconjugated and …