Vapochromic films of π-conjugated polymers based on coordination and desorption at hypervalent tin(<scp>iv</scp>)-fused azobenzene compounds
Masayuki Gon, Yusuke Morisaki, Kazuya Tanimura, Kazuo Tanaka, Yoshiki Chujo
Abstract
Vapochromic π-conjugated polymer thin films showing a reversible color change were prepared. Reversible coordination-number control of hypervalent tin( iv )-fused azobenzene moieties between five and six triggered tuning of the electronic properties.
Topics & Concepts
Hypervalent moleculeAzobenzeneConjugated systemTinPolymerMaterials scienceDesorptionPolymer chemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryAdsorptionMetallurgyIodineComposite materialLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistrySupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials