Direct observation of change in the molecular structure of benzyl (Z,Z)-muconate during photoisomerization in the solid state.
For the solid-state photoisomerization of benzyl (Z,Z)-muconate to the corresponding (E,E)-muconate, the direct observation of a change in the crystal structure has revealed that the isomerization occurs by a topochemical reaction process according to a bicycle-pedal model and is finally accompanied by a phase transition to a stable crystal structure.
Furukawa
Daisuke
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Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University, Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.
Kobatake
Seiya
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Matsumoto
Akikazu
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