Photomechanical responses of coordination polymers regulated by precise organization of the photoactive centers.

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Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530006,

Published: September 2024


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Three photoactive Cd(II) coordination polymers (CPs), [Cd (Fsbpe)(DBBA)]·2DMF (CP), [Cd(Fepbpe)(DBBA)]·2DMF (CP) and [Cd(Fsbpeb)(DBBA)] (CP) (DBBA = 3,5-dibromobenzoic acid, DMF = dimethyl formamide) with similar 1D chain motifs exhibited completely different photosalient behaviors (PS) in response to UV light. Mechanical motion was triggered by [2+2] photocycloaddition and regulated by positioning of the photoactive alkene centers relative to the crystal axis. This solid-state reaction was reversed by heating and photomechanical behaviour was repeated over several cycles. A simple photoactuating device was prepared using a CP3-PVA composite.

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