A. Airinei et al., SOME AZOBENZENE DERIVATIVES AND SUBSTITUENT EFFECTS ON THE AZO GROUP PHOTOISOMERIZATION, Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 40(7-8), 1995, pp. 779-789
Photochemical behavior of some azobenzene derivatives and the substitu
ent effect on the photoisomerization of azo moieties were studied. Kin
etics of trans-cis-trans photoisomerization and thermal cis-trans-isom
erization of azo group were also investigated and the kinetic paramete
rs are reported. Tile derivatives containing acryloyl or cinnamoyl gro
ups seem to undergo the following complexation reaction: 2 cis-azo -->
cis-azo: trans-azo.