Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis of a ferrocene-functionalized unsymmetrical benzo [b] thienyl-thienylethene photoswitch with a cyclopentene core

NB Zuckerman, X Kang, S Chen, JP Konopelski

Index: Zuckerman, Nathaniel B.; Kang, Xiongwu; Chen, Shaowei; Konopelski, Joseph P. Tetrahedron Letters, 2013 , vol. 54, # 11 p. 1482 - 1485

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Abstract

The desire to miniaturize electronic components and devices has led to a renewed focus on organic compounds in the development of molecular scale electronics. One such group of compounds is that of diarylethenes, 1 whose photochromic properties are amenable to use in memory applications. 2, 3, 4 and 5 The ideal components of the photoswitch scaffold have been well documented over the past 20+ years and include the desirable qualities of: (1) induced ...