Fig. 1: Schematic representation of different photoswitch environments using a spiropyran derivative as an example. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Schematic representation of different photoswitch environments using a spiropyran derivative as an example.

From: Breaking the photoswitch speed limit

Fig. 1

a A spiropyran derivative (orange propellor) in (left) solution, (middle) a solvent-filled rigid solid matrix, and (right) a solid solvent-free porous matrix mimicking behavior in the gas phase (a gas-phase analog). b A plot demonstrating the drastic change in photoisomerization rate constants as a function of the photoswitch type and its environment. The exact values for photoisomerization rate constants are provided in Table 1.

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