Table 1.

Absorbance maxima (λ _max) and photostationary state PSS of gelators G1–G3.

	π–π* λ max [nm]		n–π* λ max [nm]		PSSE–Z [%]	PSSZ–E [%]
	E	Z	E	Z
G1	336	303	427	437	98[a]	94[a]
G2	347	314	419	437	93[b]	94[b]
G3	346	321	421	434	90[c]	89[c]

[a] NMR using G1‐ref in [D₈]‐THF. [b] NMR in [D₆]‐DMSO. [c] NMR using G3‐ref in D₂O.