An investigation of the electronic spectral properties of the coloured photoproducts derived from some photochromic naphtho[2,1-b]pyrans

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-346

  Christie, Robert M ^a   Hepworth, John D ^b   Gabbutt, Christopher D ^b   Rae, Shirley ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromenes; Electronic spectra; Naphthopyrans; Photochromism; PPP MO calculations

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOCHROMISM;

CHROMENES; NAPHTHOPYRANS; PHOTOPRODUCTS;

DYES;

EID: 0031383153     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-7208(96)00115-5     Document Type: Article

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