Dyes and Pigments

Syntheses and photochromism of new isomeric diarylethenes bearing an indole moiety

C Zheng, S Pu, Z Pang, B Chen, G Liu, Y Dai

Index: Zheng, Chunhong; Pu, Shouzhi; Pang, Zhiyi; Chen, Bing; Liu, Gang; Dai, Yanfeng Dyes and Pigments, 2013 , vol. 98, # 3 p. 565 - 574

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Abstract

Four new photochromic diarylethenes, each bearing an indole moiety, were synthesized and three of their structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Under alternating irradiation with UV and visible light, the compounds showed favorable photochromism in hexane, PMMA films and the crystalline phase. The cyclization quantum yields gradually increased and the molar absorption coefficients of the closed-ring ...