title: New heterocyclic tetrathiafulvalene compounds with an azobenzene moiety: photomodulation of the electron-donating ability of the tetrathiafulvalene moiety.
abstract: New heterocyclic TTF compounds 1a-c and 2 with an azobenzene moiety were described. The oxidation potential of 1a could be reversibly modulated by alternating UV and visible light irradiation. As a result, a molecular switch with UV/visible light as the inputs and the electrochemical signal as the output was achieved. Moreover, it was found that the influence of the azobenzene photoisomerization on the electronic property of the TTF unit became stronger with shorter spacers in compounds 1a-c.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Organic Solids Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China.
authors.forename: Guoyong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Deqing
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yanyan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Lingyun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Zhigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shuai
authors.forename: Daoben
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhu