- Study on photochromism of diarylethenes with a 2,5-dihydropyrrole bridging unit: A convenient preparation of 3,4-diarylpyrroles from 3,4-diaryl-2,5- dihydropyrroles
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Symmetric and nonsymmetric diarylethenes with a 2,5-dihydropyrrole bridging unit have been prepared, and the photochromic properties are investigated. Both symmetric and nonsymmetric diarylethenes with 2,5-dihydropyrrole bridging units undergo reversible ring-opening and ring-closing photoisomerization reactions in nonpolar solvents with UV/vis light, and some of them exhibit good fatigue resistance and no marked degradation detected after 10 cycles via an on/off switch. In polar solvents, however, photochromic diarylethenes with 2,5-dihydropyrrole bridging units produce 3,4-diarylpyrrole derivatives instead of the ring-closing isomer of diarylethenes with UV light irradiation. A class of N-substituted 3,4-diphenylethenes with 2,5-dihydropyrrole bridging units were prepared and used as templates to investigate the conversion reactions. The mechanism of photoconversion of 3,4-diaryl-2,5-dihydropyrroles to 3,4-diarylpyrroles was explored as well.
- Chen, Yi,Zeng, De X.,Xie, Nan,Dang, Yi Z.
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p. 5001 - 5005
(2007/10/03)
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- Synthesis and photochromic properties of functional diarylethene with a 2,5-dihydrothiophene bridging unit
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(Matrix presented) A novel synthetic route to symmetric and nonsymmetric dithienylethene derivatives with a 2,5-dihydrothiophene bridging unit was described. A class of new functional photochromic compounds was prepared and showed photochromic properties similar to those of known diarylethenes.
- Chen, Yi,Zeng, De X.,Fan, Mei G.
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p. 1435 - 1437
(2007/10/03)
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