Photochromism of Diarylethenes Linked by Hydrogen Bonds in the Single??Crystalline Phase

S Yamamoto, K Matsuda, M Irie

Index: Yamamoto, Satoshi; Matsuda, Kenji; Irie, Masahiro Chemistry - A European Journal, 2003 , vol. 9, # 20 p. 4878 - 4886

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Abstract

Abstract Photochromic diarylethenes, which bear carboxyl groups at the ortho, meta, or para positions of both terminal phenyl groups, have been synthesized. The diarylethenes adopt linear chain structures as a result of hydrogen bonding in the crystalline phase, and the crystals exhibit photochromic properties. The absorption maximum of the photogenerated closed-ring isomer of the para-substituted derivative shows an 80 nm bathochromic shift in ...