Azobenzene isomerization in polymer co-crystalline phases |
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Authors: | Alexandra R Albunia Paola Rizzo Maria Coppola Martina De Pascale Gaetano Guerra |
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Affiliation: | 1. Borealis Polyolefine GmbH, St.-Peter-Strasse 25, 4021 Linz, Austria;2. Department of Chemistry and Biology, NANOMATES and INSTM Research Unit, Università degli Studi di Salerno, via Ponte Don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy |
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Abstract: | Three different co-crystalline phases of syndiotactic polystyrene (s-PS) with azobenzene have been prepared and structurally characterized. The triclinic δ-clathrate phase is characterized by a styrene-monomeric-unit/guest ratio (SU/G) equal to 8/1 while the δ-intercalate phase is characterized by SU/lG = 4/1. The orthorhombic ε-clathrate phase allows stacking of a variable number of guest molecules per monomer unit with SU/G ≥ 9/1. Isomerization reactions of the azobenzene guest molecules (both photo-induced trans → cis and spontaneous cis → trans) have been studied by UV–Visible and FTIR measurements. Repeated isomerization cycles produce progressive desorption from the polymer film of azobenzene molecules being simply dissolved in s-PS amorphous phases, while poorly affect the content of azobenzene molecules being guest of s-PS co-crystalline phases. Polarized FTIR spectra of axially oriented films indicate that isomerizations occur without expulsion of azobenzene guest molecules from the polymer co-crystalline phases. The whole set of data indicate that films exhibiting co-crystalline phases of azobenzene with s-PS are suitable for producing self-erasing photo-isomerization patterns with molecular size marks. |
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