(E)-6,6′-(Diazene-1,2-diyl)bis(1,10-phenanthrolin-5-ol) trichloromethane disolvate: a superconjugated ligand

Phenanthroline ligands are important metal-binding mol-ecules which have been extensively researched for applications in both material science and medicinal chemistry. Azo-benzene and its derivatives have received significant attention because of their ability to be reversibly switched between the E and Z forms and so could have applications in optical memory and logic devices or as mol-ecular machines. Herein we report the formation and crystal...