Abstract:A novel unsymmetrical photochromic diarylethene 1-[3-methyl-2-thienyl]-2-[2-ethyl-3-benzothiophene] perfluoroyclopentene(1a) was synthesized, its photochromic, fluorescent, electrochemical and optical strorage properties were investigated. The compounds exhibited remarkable photochromism both in solution and in PMMA film. In hexane, the open-ring isomer of the diarylethene 1a exhibited relatively strong and clear fluorescent switch when excited at 260 nm. The fluorescence intensity declined along with the phot… Show more
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