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Synthesis, characterization and photophysical studies of self-assembled azo biphenyl urea derivatives

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We reported the synthesis of a new series of azobiphenyl based urea derivatives 7 and their stimulus-responsive supramolecular structures in the form of sheet like self-assembled formations. The self-assembled nanostructural formations of azo derivatives 7 are strongly dependent on the nature of the solvent present in the systems. Further, we found that the amide hydrogen played a crucial role in hydrogen bonding interactions to form a sheet like morphology upon stimulus responsive self-assembly. This was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy.

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    Jayaraman Sivamani, Rajendiran Balasaravanan, Kumaraguru Duraimurugan & Ayyanar Siva

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Sivamani, J., Balasaravanan, R., Duraimurugan, K. et al. Synthesis, characterization and photophysical studies of self-assembled azo biphenyl urea derivatives. Photochem Photobiol Sci 15, 211–218 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1039/c5pp00357a

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