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The synthesis, photophysical properties, and structural characterization of a photodimerizable ditopic ligand are described. Upon irradiationat 366 nm, ligand
1 dimerizes to the head-to-tail tetra-bpy ligand
2. This thermally stable photodimer can be dissociated back to
1 using higherenergy irradiation (254 nm).