Molecular solar thermal (MOST) fuels have attracted enormous research enthusiasm in solar
energy conversion and storage, which can generate high-energy isomers upon harvesting …

The sustainable supply of freshwater resources is facing serious challenges due to the
frequent occurrence of severe global weather, increasing environmental pollution and …

Donor-acceptor styrylpyrylium derivatives are reported to absorb visible light to undergo
intermolecular [2+ 2] cycloaddition to form cyclobutane structures in crystal, storing up to 42 …

The unique and complex heat release processes of dianthracene-based molecular solar
thermal energy storage compounds were elucidated by comprehensive solid-state analyses …

Molecular solar thermal (MOST) fuels offer a closed-cycle and renewable energy storage
strategy that can harvest photons within the chemical conformations and release heat on …

Molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage materials enable the storage of photon
energy within their chemical bonds and the release through external stimulation. Despite the …

The thermal electrocyclic ring opening of fused cis-cyclobutene to cis, cis-diene is prohibited
according to the Woodward–Hoffmann (WH) rules; nonetheless, experiments provide firm …

The ability to store and release energy efficiently is crucial for advancing sustainable energy
technologies, and light-driven molecular isomerization presents a promising solution …

The development of photoswitches that absorb low energy light is of notable interest due to
the growing demand for smart materials and therapeutics necessitating benign stimuli …

Benzene is one of the most ubiquitous structural motifs in chemistry. The valence isomers of
benzene have also attracted synthetic chemists' attention due to their unique structures …