Azophenol-Based Liquid-crystalline Elastomers for Light-Driven Actuators

作者:Garcia Amoros Jaume; Pinol Alexandra; Finkelmann Heino; Velasco Dolores*
来源:Organic Letters, 2011, 13(9): 2282-2285.
DOI:10.1021/ol200546q

摘要

Para-substituted azophenols exhibit a fast thermal cis-to-trans isomerization rate in ethanol, which can be transferred to the solid state by obtaining liquid-crystalline elastomeric systems. The absence of protic solvent is compensated by the establishment of hydrogen bonding between azophenol monomers that are close to each other. Opto-mechanical experiments reveal that azophenol-containing liquid single-crystal elastomers are valuable materials for light-controlled actuators exhibiting relaxation times of 1 s at room temperature.

  • 出版日期2011-5-6