Publications by Giuseppe Sforazzini

Meta-Substituted Asymmetric Azobenzenes: Insights into Structure-Property Relationship

This article presents a comprehensive investigation into the functionalization of methoxyphenylazobenzene using electron-directing groups located at the meta position relative to the azo group. Spectroscopic analysis of meta-functionalized azobenzenes reve ...

MDPI2024

Light-Responsive Oligothiophenes Incorporating Photochromic Torsional Switches

Kevin Sivula, Emilie Baudat, Giuseppe Sforazzini, Muhammad Aiman Bin Rahmanudin Hamdan, Augustina Jozeliunaite

We present a quaterthiophene and sexithiophene that can reversibly change their effective pi-conjugation length through photoexcitation. The reported compounds make use of light-responsive molecular actuators consisting of an azobenzene attached to a bithi ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2022

Analyzing Fluxional Molecules Using DORI

Laurent Alexis Clément Vannay, Michele Ceriotti, Benjamin André René Meyer, Riccardo Petraglia, Giuseppe Sforazzini

2018

Compound for uses in optical and electrooptical devices

Giuseppe Sforazzini

which can also be embedded into a conjugated oligomeric of polymeric backbone, is proposed for optical and electro optical applications. ...

2017

Photochromic Torsional Switch (PTS): a Light-Driven Actuator for the Dynamic Tuning of π-Conjugation Extension

Anne-Clémence Corminboeuf, Pascal Miéville, Riccardo Petraglia, Emilie Baudat, Giuseppe Sforazzini, Adrien Georges Nicolai, Adam Antoni Sobczuk, Luca Cervini

Here we present a molecular architecture that can reversibly change the geometric conformation of its π-system backbone via irradiation with two different wavelengths. The proposed ‘molecular actuator’ consists of a photoswitchable azobenzene orthogonally ...

2016