“…The peaks at d 7.83, 7.34 and 7.20 corresponding to the aromatic protons of the azobenzene unit, gradually decreased in the presence of 366 nm UV light, and were accompanied by upfield shifts with the appearance of three new peaks at d 7.08, 7.02, and 6.60, corresponding to the same set of aromatic protons.T his behavior is consistent with the expected behavior for trans to cis conversion of the azobenzene systems. [48,49] It was reported that the eight-memberedd iazocine systems are thermodynamically stable in the cis conformation. [50,51] We have demonstrated thatt he effect of ring strain responsible for the stability of cis form does not extendt ot he 9-membered ring system,a so ur system was found to be more stable in the trans form.…”