Complementarity in bimolecular photochromism

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 20, 2005, Pages 2569-2571

  Bailey, David ^a   Williams, Vance E ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3,6,7 TETRAPHENYLANTHRACENE; 9,10 DIMETHYLANTHRACENE; ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; METHYL GROUP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; DIMERIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 20444440770     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b502183a     Document Type: Article

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