Photochromism is defined as a reversible transformation of a chemical species between two
isomers having different absorption spectra induced in one or both directions by …

The 1950s and 1960s represent a significant period for photochromic compounds, with the
advent of technologies and methods enabling their investigations, especially spectroscopy …

Discrete, well-defined metallacycles and metallacages with stimuli-responsive behaviors
have been largely predominated by the organic donor/metal acceptor paradigm with …

摘要由于具有多种潜在的应用价值, 光致变色化合物作为高级功能材料的研究在国内外广受关注
. 在众多的有机光致变色化合物中, 二芳基乙烯特别是二噻吩乙烯, 由于其具有良好的热稳定性和 …

Novel thiophenophan-1-enes, which are composed of a dithienylethene unit and a chiral
bridge, were synthesized and obtained as optically-active single diastereomers. Upon UV …

A novel class of photochromic biindenylidenedione derivatives containing two mesogenic
biphenyl units connected with flexible alkyl chains were designed and synthesized. All of …

Abstract A photochromic [2.2] thiophenophan-8-ene-1, 2-diol, which is the first ethylene-
bridged dithienylethene, has been synthesized by pinacol coupling and this compound …

Many concepts of photochromic systems have been inspired by nature. An illustrative
example is the reversible shape changes of the photoreceptor molecule rhodopsin in eyes …

Due to the potential applications to many fields, photochromic compounds as functional
materials have been widely focused. In particular, diarylethenes have become the promising …

Abstract A small thia [3] metacyclo [2] thiophenophan-1-ene, cyclo-phane composed of a
thiophene ring, a benzene ring, and their bridge, has been synthesized and displays …