Electrochemistry of photochromic [2.2]paracyclophane-bridged imidazole dimers: Rational understanding of the electronic structures

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2288-2297

  Nakano, Emi ^a   Mutoh, Katsuya ^a   Kobayashi, Yoichi ^a   Abe, Jiro ^a,b  

^a AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHROMISM;

HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; HOMO AND LUMO; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCHROMIC MOLECULES; PRACTICAL USE; SIMPLE METHOD; VISIBLE LIGHT;

DIMERS;

EID: 84897420954     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp412672a     Document Type: Article

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