Halogen effect in photomechanical molecular crystals

J Zhong, J Sun, K Ye, R Lu - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by sophisticated and intelligent biological systems, various smart actuations
triggered by physical or chemical stimuli have been developed. Photomechanical materials …

Mechanical effects of elastic crystals driven by natural sunlight and force

J Peng, C Han, X Zhang, J Jia, J Bai… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible crystals that can capture solar energy and convert it into mechanical energy are
promising for a wide range of applications such as information storage and actuators, but …

The Factor beyond Schmidt's Criteria Impacting the Photo‐Induced [2+ 2] Cycloaddition Reactivity and Photoactuation of Molecular Crystals Based on Cyclic …

Y Yue, J Dai, L Jin, C Liu, J Sun… - Chemistry–A European …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Generally, the potential reactive “olefin pairs” in the molecular crystals satisfying Schmidt's
criteria could undergo topological [2+ 2] cycloaddition. In this study, another factor that …

Flexible Chlorinated Azine Molecular Crystals and Their Photothermally Driven Actuation

PJ Hazarika, P Gupta, A Gunnam… - Crystal Growth & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study explores the photochemical actuation of three crystalline azine derivatives, a
class of organic compounds distinguished by the presence of the–C═ N–N═ C–functional …

Strategies to Diversification of the Mechanical Properties of Organic Crystals

S Dai, J Zhong, X Yang, C Chen, L Zhou… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Structurally ordered soft materials that respond to complementary stimuli are susceptible to
control over their spatial and temporal morphostructural configurations by intersectional or …

Superelastic and Photomechanical Behavior of Acylhydrazone Derivative Crystals

J Peng, J Yang, Y Zhao, A Li, Y Shu - Crystal Growth & Design, 2024 - ACS Publications
The discovery of superelastic organic crystals capable of phototwisting and photobending
represents a significant advance in the field of light-responsive materials. This research …

Nitrobenzene and Aniline‐Mediated Direct Olefination of Methyl Substituted N‐Heteroarenes With Benzylic Alcohols

C Dong, X Mei, C Hu, X Du, J Li - ChemistrySelect, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Metal‐free, strong‐base‐free, and solvent‐free synthesis of alkenyl heteroarenes
through PhNO2/PhNH2 mediated direct olefination of methyl substituted N‐heteroarenes …

Computational photochemistry: advances in 2022–2023

M Navarrete-Miguel, J Cuéllar-Zuquin… - 2024 - books.rsc.org
Computational photochemistry provides a description of light-induced chemical phenomena
reaching the molecular size-scale and femtosecond time-scale resolutions. In the period …