Photoresponsive polymers containing side-chain chiral azocarbazole chromophores as multifunctional materials - art. no. 665305

A new optically active photochromic polymethacrylate containing the carbazole moiety, deriving from the chiral monomer (S)-(4-cyanophenyl)-[3-[9-[2-(2-methacryloyloxypropanoyloxy) ethyl]carbazolyl]]diazene [(S)-MLECA] has been prepared and fully characterized with the aim to obtain a multifunctional material which can be considered at the same time as a photonic material for NLO and optical storage, for chiroptical switches, and for photorefractive and photoconductive applications.