Azopyridine: a smart photo- and chemo-responsive substituent for polymers and supramolecular assemblies
Hao Ren, Peng Yang, Françoise M. Winnik
Abstract
This mini-review summarizes key features of the photoisomerization of polymer-tethered azopyridine in aqueous media and describes recent accomplishments on the fast thermal <italic>cis</italic>-to-<italic>trans</italic> relaxation of azopyridinium or H-bonded azopyridine.
Topics & Concepts
SubstituentPhotoisomerizationPolymerSupramolecular chemistrySupramolecular polymersMaterials sciencePolymer chemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryIsomerizationMoleculeCatalysisPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistrySynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds