Photochromism of a diarylethene with methoxymethyl groups at reactive carbons: Thermal irreversible reaction of the closed-ring isomer

Chemistry Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-95

  Kitagawa, Daichi ^a   Kobatake, Seiya ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

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EID: 78751495079     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: 13480715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.2011.93     Document Type: Article

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