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Acid-base responsive photoelectric conversion of a hydroxyazobenzene- appended bipyridine-copper complex system
Umeki, Satoshi,Kume, Shoko,Nishihara, Hiroshi
, p. 204 - 205 (2010)
We report the synthesis of a new 4-hydroxyazobenzene-appended bipyridine complex of copper, [Cu(oAB-2OH)2]BF4, which exhibits a reversible acid-base responsive redox-active photoisomerization reaction. The acid-base modulation of the photoisomerization reaction permits ON/OFF toggling of the photoelectric conversion in devices containing this complex by the addition of small quantities of acid or base in the presence of 4,4′-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)-2,2′-bipyridine, bpy-2COOEt.
