Photoswitches beyond azobenzene: a beginner’s guide

Michela Marcon, Christoph Haag and Burkhard König
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1808–1853. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.143

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Photoswitches beyond azobenzene: a beginner’s guide
Michela Marcon, Christoph Haag and Burkhard König
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1808–1853. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.143

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Marcon, M.; Haag, C.; König, B. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1808–1853. doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.143

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