Visible-light photochromism of bis(ferrocenylethynyl)ethenes switches electronic communication between ferrocene sites

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 29, 2006, Pages 4793-4795

  Sakamoto, Ryota ^a   Murata, Masaki ^a   Nlshihara, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrochemistry; Metallocenes; Mixed valent compounds; Molecular devices; Photochromism

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTOCHROMISM; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION;

METALLOCENES; MIXED-VALENT COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR DEVICES;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33746859731     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200601067     Document Type: Article

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