A photoresponsive liquid crystal based on (1-cyclohexenyl)phenyldiazene as a close analogue of azobenzene.
A new photoresponsive calamitic liquid crystal molecule possessing (1-cyclohexenyl)phenyldiazene as a close analogue of azobenzene was synthesized and a comparative study with the corresponding azobenzene analogue carried out.
Sato
Masanao
M
Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Universiy, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
Nagano
Shusaku
S
Seki
Takahiro
T