article published yes Julius Gemen author Jonathan R. Church author Tero-Petri Ruoko author Nikita Durandin author Michał J. Białek author Maren Weissenfels author Moran Feller author Miri Kazes author Veniamin A. Borin author Magdalena Odaybat author Rishir Kalepu author Yael Diskin-Posner author Dan Oron author Matthew J. Fuchter author Arri Priimagi author Igor Schapiro author Rafal Klajn author 8e84690e-1e48-11ed-a02b-a1e6fb8bb53b RaKl department Dissipative self-assembly in synthetic systems: Towards life-like materials project Photoisomerization of azobenzenes from their stable E isomer to the metastable Z state is the basis of numerous applications of these molecules. However, this reaction typically requires ultraviolet light, which limits applicability. In this study, we introduce disequilibration by sensitization under confinement (DESC), a supramolecular approach to induce the E-to-Z isomerization by using light of a desired color, including red. DESC relies on a combination of a macrocyclic host and a photosensitizer, which act together to selectively bind and sensitize E-azobenzenes for isomerization. The Z isomer lacks strong affinity for and is expelled from the host, which can then convert additional E-azobenzenes to the Z state. In this way, the host–photosensitizer complex converts photon energy into chemical energy in the form of out-of-equilibrium photostationary states, including ones that cannot be accessed through direct photoexcitation. American Association for the Advancement of Science2023 eng 1095-9203 37733864 00110065490003510.1126/science.adh9059 38166641357-1363 J. Gemen, J.R. Church, T.-P. Ruoko, N. Durandin, M.J. Białek, M. Weissenfels, M. Feller, M. Kazes, V.A. Borin, M. Odaybat, R. Kalepu, Y. Diskin-Posner, D. Oron, M.J. Fuchter, A. Priimagi, I. Schapiro, R. Klajn, Science 381 (2023) 1357–1363. Gemen J, Church JR, Ruoko T-P, et al. Disequilibrating azoarenes by visible-light sensitization under confinement. <i>Science</i>. 2023;381(6664):1357-1363. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adh9059">10.1126/science.adh9059</a> Gemen J, Church JR, Ruoko T-P, Durandin N, Białek MJ, Weissenfels M, Feller M, Kazes M, Borin VA, Odaybat M, Kalepu R, Diskin-Posner Y, Oron D, Fuchter MJ, Priimagi A, Schapiro I, Klajn R. 2023. Disequilibrating azoarenes by visible-light sensitization under confinement. Science. 381(6664), 1357–1363. Gemen, J., Church, J. R., Ruoko, T.-P., Durandin, N., Białek, M. J., Weissenfels, M., … Klajn, R. (2023). Disequilibrating azoarenes by visible-light sensitization under confinement. <i>Science</i>. American Association for the Advancement of Science. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adh9059">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adh9059</a> J. Gemen <i>et al.</i>, “Disequilibrating azoarenes by visible-light sensitization under confinement,” <i>Science</i>, vol. 381, no. 6664. American Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 1357–1363, 2023. Gemen, Julius, Jonathan R. Church, Tero-Petri Ruoko, Nikita Durandin, Michał J. Białek, Maren Weissenfels, Moran Feller, et al. “Disequilibrating Azoarenes by Visible-Light Sensitization under Confinement.” <i>Science</i>. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adh9059">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adh9059</a>. Gemen, Julius, et al. “Disequilibrating Azoarenes by Visible-Light Sensitization under Confinement.” <i>Science</i>, vol. 381, no. 6664, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023, pp. 1357–63, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adh9059">10.1126/science.adh9059</a>. 133402023-08-01T08:26:15Z2026-07-29T05:48:56Z