title: Induction of E/Z isomerization in a pendant metal-bound azobenzene: a synthetic, spectroscopic and theoretical study.
abstract: Re(CO)3 conjugates 1 and 2 that incorporate azobenzenes can be readily generated via one-pot reactions using Schiff base reaction forming conditions. Excitation of the MLCT bands in 1 and 2 results in isomerization of the azobenzene moiety, and this process has been investigated via time-resolved photophysics and TDDFT calculations.
authors.affiliation: Knight Chemical Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Akron, OH 44203, USA. ziegler@akron.edu.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasheminasab
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M B
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authors.lastname: Dawadi
authors.forename: J
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authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: R S
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authors.lastname: Herrick
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authors.lastname: Rack
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authors.lastname: Ziegler