Simulation of the properties of a photochromic triad

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2104-2108

  Jacquemin, Denis ^a   Perpète, Eric A ^a   Maurel, François ^b   Perrier, Aurélie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DITHIENYLETHENE; ELECTRONIC SPECTRUM; EXCITED-STATE PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR SWITCHES; PHOTOCHROMES; RING-CLOSURE; THEORETICAL SIMULATION; TIME DEPENDENT DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL BONDS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; PHOTOCHROMISM;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 77954726284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz1006753     Document Type: Article

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