Fluorinated distyrylbenzene chromophores: Effect of fluorine regiochemistry on molecular properties and solid-state organization

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 34, 1999, Pages 7787-7799

  Renak, Michelle L ^a   Bartholomew, Glenn P ^b   Wang, Shujun ^b   Ricatto, Pascal J ^a,c   Lachicotte, Rene J ^a   Bazan, Guillermo C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Bergen Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; FLUORINE DERIVATIVE; FLUOROBENZENE; IODOBENZENE; PARA XYLENE; PHOSPHONIUM DERIVATIVE; STYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; FLUORINATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOLID STATE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0033199129     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja984440q     Document Type: Article

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