A fast and stable photochromic switch based on the opening and closing of an oxazine ring

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1109-1112

  Tomasulo, Massimiliano ^a   Sortino, Salvatore ^b   Raymo, Françisco M ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENOLATE; CARBON; NITROPHENOL; OXAZINE DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; DECOMPOSITION; EXCITATION; ISOMER; MOLECULE; PHOTOREACTIVITY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 18244374178     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol050045a     Document Type: Article

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