Abstract

Preparation of photo-responsive carbosilane dendrimers bearing 4-phenylazo-benzonitrile units on their molecular surface has been accomplished, and their both photo and thermal behaviors have also been characterized. These functional dendrimers suggest that the apparent molecular sizes of the cis-isomers are smaller than those of the corresponding trans-isomers, since the molecular diameter of these dendrimers would be shorter on the basis of trans->cis photo-isomerization of azobenzene.

Details

Title
Synthesis and Characterization of Photo-Responsive Carbosilane Dendrimers
Author
Koyama, Tetsuo; Hatano, Ken; Matsuoka, Koji; Esumi, Yasuaki; Terunuma, Daiyo
Pages
2226-2234
Publication year
2009
Publication date
2009
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
14203049
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1531527946
Copyright
Copyright MDPI AG 2009