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ArticleChemical science2026

Unlocking azobenzene isomerization mechanisms

Yixi Shen, Ledu Wang, Yan Huang, Xiaolong Zhang, Meng Huang, Huirong Li, Jing He, Aoran Cai, Yang Wang, Pieter E S Smith and 3 more

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Yixi ShenState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China hyang@ustc.edu.cn jiangj1@ustc.edu.cn zyzhuq@ustc.edu.cn linjiangchen@ustc.edu.cn.
Ledu WangState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China hyang@ustc.edu.cn jiangj1@ustc.edu.cn zyzhuq@ustc.edu.cn linjiangchen@ustc.edu.cn.
Yan HuangState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China hyang@ustc.edu.cn jiangj1@ustc.edu.cn zyzhuq@ustc.edu.cn linjiangchen@ustc.edu.cn.
Xiaolong ZhangState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China hyang@ustc.edu.cn jiangj1@ustc.edu.cn zyzhuq@ustc.edu.cn linjiangchen@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0417-0002
Meng HuangState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China hyang@ustc.edu.cn jiangj1@ustc.edu.cn zyzhuq@ustc.edu.cn linjiangchen@ustc.edu.cn.
Huirong LiState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China hyang@ustc.edu.cn jiangj1@ustc.edu.cn zyzhuq@ustc.edu.cn linjiangchen@ustc.edu.cn.
Jing HeState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China hyang@ustc.edu.cn jiangj1@ustc.edu.cn zyzhuq@ustc.edu.cn linjiangchen@ustc.edu.cn.
Aoran CaiState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China hyang@ustc.edu.cn jiangj1@ustc.edu.cn zyzhuq@ustc.edu.cn linjiangchen@ustc.edu.cn.
Yang WangState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China hyang@ustc.edu.cn jiangj1@ustc.edu.cn zyzhuq@ustc.edu.cn linjiangchen@ustc.edu.cn.
Pieter E S SmithHefei JiShu Quantum Technology Co., Ltd Hefei 230026 China.
Jun JiangState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China hyang@ustc.edu.cn jiangj1@ustc.edu.cn zyzhuq@ustc.edu.cn linjiangchen@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6116-5605
Zhuoying ZhuState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China hyang@ustc.edu.cn jiangj1@ustc.edu.cn zyzhuq@ustc.edu.cn linjiangchen@ustc.edu.cn.
Linjiang ChenState Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China hyang@ustc.edu.cn jiangj1@ustc.edu.cn zyzhuq@ustc.edu.cn linjiangchen@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0382-5863

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bridged azobenzene derivatives are key photo-responsive molecular switches. However, probing and interpreting their microscopic Z ↔ E isomerization mechanisms remain challenging as isolated spectroscopic and computational efforts struggle to establish clear structure-spectrum relationships. We report an integrated, large-language-model (LLM) agent-driven workflow that links literature-guided planning,

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