An anthracene-based photochromic system that responds to two chemical inputs

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2167-2169

  McSkimming, Gordon ^a   Tucker, James H R ^a   Bouas Laurent, Henri ^b   Desvergne, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Anthracene; Crown compounds; Cycloadditions; Molecular devices; Photochromism

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYCLIZATION; DISSOCIATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034674253     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3773(20000616)39:12<2167::AID-ANIE2167>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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