| Literature DB >> 26691226 |
Oleksandr S Bushuyev1, Anna Tomberg1, Joanna R Vinden1, Nicolas Moitessier1, Christopher J Barrett1, Tomislav Friščić1.
Abstract
We describe a novel, persistent motif of molecular assembly in photo-mechanical crystals and cocrystals of fluorinated cis-azobenzenes. The azo···phenyl stacking, preserved upon either chemical substitution or halogen-bonded cocrystallization, guides the assembly of fluorinated cis-azobenzenes into columnar stacks and drives the formation of crystals with needle-like morphologies optimal for photo-mechanical motion.Entities:
Year: 2016 PMID: 26691226 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc08590j
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222