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Photoswitching of Dihydroazulene Derivatives in Liquid-Crystalline Host Systems

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Photoswitching of Dihydroazulene Derivatives in Liquid-Crystalline Host Systems. / Petersen, Anne Ugleholdt; Jevric, Martyn; Mandle, Richard J; Sims, Mark T; Moore, John N; Cowling, Stephen J; Goodby, John W; Nielsen, Mogens Brøndsted.

In: Chemistry : A European Journal, Vol. 23, No. 21, 11.04.2017, p. 5090-5103.

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Petersen, AU, Jevric, M, Mandle, RJ, Sims, MT, Moore, JN, Cowling, SJ, Goodby, JW & Nielsen, MB 2017, 'Photoswitching of Dihydroazulene Derivatives in Liquid-Crystalline Host Systems', Chemistry : A European Journal, vol. 23, no. 21, pp. 5090-5103. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201700055

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Petersen, A. U., Jevric, M., Mandle, R. J., Sims, M. T., Moore, J. N., Cowling, S. J., Goodby, J. W., & Nielsen, M. B. (2017). Photoswitching of Dihydroazulene Derivatives in Liquid-Crystalline Host Systems. Chemistry : A European Journal, 23(21), 5090-5103. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201700055

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Petersen AU, Jevric M, Mandle RJ, Sims MT, Moore JN, Cowling SJ et al. Photoswitching of Dihydroazulene Derivatives in Liquid-Crystalline Host Systems. Chemistry : A European Journal. 2017 Apr 11;23(21):5090-5103. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201700055

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Petersen, Anne Ugleholdt ; Jevric, Martyn ; Mandle, Richard J ; Sims, Mark T ; Moore, John N ; Cowling, Stephen J ; Goodby, John W ; Nielsen, Mogens Brøndsted. / Photoswitching of Dihydroazulene Derivatives in Liquid-Crystalline Host Systems. In: Chemistry : A European Journal. 2017 ; Vol. 23, No. 21. pp. 5090-5103.

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abstract = "Photoswitches and dyes in the liquid-crystalline nematic phase have the potential for use in a wide range of applications. A large order parameter is desirable to maximize the change in properties induced by an external stimulus. A set of photochromic and nonphotochromic dyes were investigated for these applications. It was found that a bent-shaped 7-substituted dihydroazulene (DHA) photoswitch exhibited liquid-crystalline properties. Further investigation demonstrated that this material actually followed two distinct reaction pathways on heating, to a deactivated form by a 1,5-sigmatropic shift and to a linear 6-substituted DHA. In addition, elimination of hydrogen cyanide from the photoactive DHA gave both bent and linear azulene dyes. In a nematic host that has no absorbance around 350 nm, it was found that only the linear DHA derivative has nematic properties; however, both 6- and 7-substituted DHAs were found to have large order parameters. In the nematic host, ring opening of either DHA to the corresponding vinylheptafulvene resulted in a decrease in dichroic order parameter and an unusually fast back-reaction to a mixture of both DHAs. Likewise, only the linear azulene derivative showed mesomorphic properties. In the same nematic host, large order parameters were also observed for these dyes.",
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