An effective trigger for energy release of vinylheptafulvene-based solar heat batteries.

Chem Commun (Camb)

Department of Chemistry 'Ugo Schiff', Università di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia, 3-13, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.

Published: May 2017

Stoichiometric copper(i) tetrakis(acetonitrile) is found to activate the thermal ring-closure reaction of a series of high-energy vinylheptafulvene isomers to the corresponding low-energy and photoactive dihydroazulenes, allowing the release of energy upon request.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cc01050hDOI Listing

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