Reversible trans-cis photoisomerization of azobenzene-attached bipyridine ligands coordinated to cobalt using a single UV light source and the Co(III)/Co(II) redox change.
The trans/cis ratio of the azobenzene-attached bipyridine ligands in a cobalt complex is reversibly altered by a combination of photoirradiation with a single UV light source and the reversible redox change between Co(II) and Co(III).
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Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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