Light-Triggered Rolling and Unrolling of Molecular Crystal Microsheets

• Published in: Crystal growth & design Vol. 24; no. 18; pp. 7695 - 7703
• Main Authors: Ghate, Pranaya P., Perry, Cody J., Carta, Veronica, Bushnak, Ibraheem, Almuallem, Yahya J., Beran, Gregory J. O., Bardeen, Christopher J., Al-Kaysi, Rabih O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 18.09.2024

The anthracene derivative (E)-3-(3-(anthracen-9-yl)­allylidene)-1,5-dioxaspiro­[5.5]­undecane-2,4-dione ( E -ADUD) undergoes an E → Z photoisomerization in solution but not in crystals prepared by standard methods like solvent diffusion. However, the lipophilic cyclohexyl group facilitates precipita...