Tetrahedron Letters

Photochromism of diarylethene derivatives having cyclohexyl and cyclohexenyl groups in single-component crystals and a two-component mixed crystal

M Morimoto, M Irie

Index: Morimoto, Masakazu; Irie, Masahiro Tetrahedron Letters, 2009 , vol. 50, # 26 p. 3404 - 3407

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Abstract

Diarylethene derivatives 1a having two cyclohexyl groups and 2a having a cyclohexyl and a cyclohexenyl group formed a mixed crystal composed of almost equal amounts of the two components, and underwent photochromism in the mixed crystal as well as in the single- component crystals.