Cover Feature: A Photoswitchable Metallocycle Based on Azobenzene: Synthesis, Characterization, and Ultrafast Dynamics (Chem. Eur. J. 30/2024).

This article, titled "Cover Feature: A Photoswitchable Metallocycle Based on Azobenzene: Synthesis, Characterization, and Ultrafast Dynamics," highlights the discovery of an azobenzene-based metallocycle that can undergo reversible photoisomerization without disassembly. The cover feature showcases the switching between the (E,E) and (Z,Z) isomers of [Cu2(3,3'‐azobenz(metPA)2](BF4)2. The researchers used femtosecond UV/Vis transient absorption in solution and femtosecond pump-probe photodissociation in the gas phase to study the primary switching dynamics. For more information, readers can refer to the Research Article by C. Riehn, R. Diller, S. Becker, and their colleagues. [Extracted from the article]