| Literature DB >> 21125115 |
Yasuo Norikane1, Yuki Hirai, Masaru Yoshida.
Abstract
Liquid-crystalline macrocyclic compounds, tethered by two or three azobenzenes bearing alkoxy side chains, exhibit isothermal phase transitions from liquid-crystal to isotropic as well as from crystal to isotropic phases upon light irradiation due to the drastic conformational change of their macrocyclic backbone.Entities:
Year: 2010 PMID: 21125115 DOI: 10.1039/c0cc04052e
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222