Very High Cyclization Quantum Yields of Diarylethene Having Two N-Methylpyridinium Ions

Chemistry Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1178-1179

  Matsuda, Kenji ^a   Shinkai, Yoshihiro ^a   Yamaguchi, Tadatsugu ^b   Nomiyama, Kazuko ^b   Isayama, Munetoshi ^b   Irie, Masahiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHIENYLETHENE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; CYCLIZATION; ISOMER; QUANTUM YIELD; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 1442313408     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.2003.1178     Document Type: Article

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