Water in the atmosphere can be indicated by vapochromic systems, especially where electrical detection cannot be used. Here, the authors explore the hydrochromic behaviour of a van der Waals porous crystal with a dibenzophenazine core and multibranched carbazole dendrons, finding that the outermost carbazole units alone are mobile in the crystal upon water adsorption.
- Hiroshi Yamagishi
- Sae Nakajima
- Yohei Yamamoto
