Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemistry and Biological Science, College of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
Abstract
Our study revealed that incorporating the phenylethynyl group into negative photochromic binaphthyl-bridged imidazole dimers results in a significant acceleration of the thermal back-reaction.
Funder
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Izumi Science and Technology Foundation
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Metals and Alloys,Surfaces, Coatings and Films,General Chemistry,Ceramics and Composites,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Catalysis
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