Photoinduced Change of UV‐Absorption and Redox Potential of Alkyne‐Bridged Diferrocenyl Azobenzene Derivative

Abstract

An alkynyl-coupled diferrocenylpropane and azobenzene derivative has been synthesized. Photoinduced change of UV-absorbance and shifts of redox potential of synthesized compound were elucidated by time-dependent density function theory (TD-DFT) calculations, indicating that isomerization of trans to cis configuration occurs by UV irradiation.