title: Photo-responsive MOFs: light-induced switching of porous single crystals containing a photochromic diarylethene.
abstract: Herein we report the synthesis and characterization of light responsive metal organic framework (MOF) single crystals containing the photochromic diarylethene 1,2-bis(2,5-dimethyl-thien-3-yl)perfluorocyclopentene. Polarized light microscopy on single crystals indicates that the photochrome is preferentially aligned along the c-axis of the host.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA.
authors.forename: Ian M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: Jordan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Jarrett A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Coppin
authors.forename: Crysania M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Linderman
authors.forename: Dinesh G Dan
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Jason B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Benedict