A photoresponsive liquid crystal based on (1-cyclohexenyl)phenyldiazene as a close analogue of azobenzene†
Masanao Sato,Shusaku Nagano,Takahiro Seki
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 05/19/2009 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B906716G
Abstract
A new photoresponsive calamitic liquid crystal molecule possessing (1-cyclohexenyl)phenyldiazene as a close analogue of azobenzene was synthesized and a comparative study with the corresponding azobenzene analogue carried out.
