Synthesis and Property of a New Photochromic Diarylethene Bearing a Six-Membered Pyrimidine Moiety

Abstract:

A novel photochromic diarylethene with a six-membered pyrimidine was synthesized to investigate its photochromic behaviors. The compound showed favorable photochromism and functioned as notable fluorescent photo-switches in both solution and PMMA film. The results indicated that the pyrimidine moiety played a very important role during the process of photochromic reaction for the diarylethene derivative. Using this diarylethene 1c as optical storage was performed successfully.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 830)
• Pages: 258-261
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.830.258
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Hong Liang Liu, Xue Li, Shou Zhi Pu
• Keywords: Diarylethene, Fluorescence, Optical Storage Recording, Photochromism, Pyrimidine

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