A multi-addressable photochromic 1,2-Dithienylcyclopentene-phenoxynaphthacene-quinone hybrid

Advanced Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 745-748

  Myles, Andrew J ^a   Wigglesworth, Tony J ^a   Branda, Neil R ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; DERIVATIVES; IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHOTOCHROMISM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

PHOTOISOMERIZATION;

LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIALS;

EID: 0038813768     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200304917     Document Type: Article

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