title: Photoswitchable triple hydrogen-bonding motif.
abstract: Photochromic bis(thiazol-4-yl)maleimides, displaying enhanced binding affinity to complementary melamine receptors in their ring-closed switching state, have been developed and could pave the way to light-responsive supramolecular assemblies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herder
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pätzel
authors.forename: Lutz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grubert
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hecht
mesh_terms: D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008027:Light; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry*; D008301:Maleimides / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010777:Photochemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D014227:Triazines / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008301:Maleimides; D013844:Thiazoles; D014227:Triazines; C011907:melamine