An ab initio simulation of a dithienylethene/phenoxynaphthacenequinone photochromic hybrid

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-40

  Maurel, Franois ^a   Perrier, Aurélie ^a   Jacquemin, Denis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Dithienylethene; Phenoxynaphthacenequinone; Photochrome; Time Dependent Density Functional Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551599775     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.11.021     Document Type: Article

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