Photobehaviour of Z-1,2-di-(3′-methoxynaphth-2′-yl)ethene as model compound of biphotochromic supermolecules with Z-ethenic bridge

This work is part of a research project aimed at investigating the behaviour of biphotochromic supermolecules where two photochromic units of the spirooxazine or chromene series are linked through a conjugated or unconjugated spacer. Preliminary investigations showed that the compounds with ethane,...

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Main Authors: F. Ortica, D. Levi, P. Brun, R. Guglielmetti, G. Favaro, U. Mazzucato
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2001-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110662X01000198
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D. Levi
P. Brun
R. Guglielmetti
G. Favaro
U. Mazzucato
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description This work is part of a research project aimed at investigating the behaviour of biphotochromic supermolecules where two photochromic units of the spirooxazine or chromene series are linked through a conjugated or unconjugated spacer. Preliminary investigations showed that the compounds with ethane, acetylene or ester bridges behave as classical photochromes while those with an ethene bridge showed good coloration accompanied by unusual thermal irreversibility at room temperature. The temperature effect on the spectral behaviour allowed such irreversibility to be explained by the occurrence of a cyclization process at the central ethene bond, typical of Z-diarylethenes. To better understand this photobehaviour, a deep investigation of a model molecule, Z-1,2-di-(3′-methoxynaphth-2′-yl)ethene, was carried out. This paper reports the results obtained on the model molecule and two biphotochromic systems containing benzochromene and spirooxazine units.
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spelling doaj-art-7e0a4d5f49894b909dc7e1500246fb302025-02-03T01:02:44ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X2001-01-013315316310.1155/S1110662X01000198Photobehaviour of Z-1,2-di-(3′-methoxynaphth-2′-yl)ethene as model compound of biphotochromic supermolecules with Z-ethenic bridgeF. Ortica0D. Levi1P. Brun2R. Guglielmetti3G. Favaro4U. Mazzucato5Università di Perugia, Dipartimento di Chimica, Perugia 06123, ItalyUniversité de la Méditerranée, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, UMR CNRS 6114, Marseille Cedex 9 13288, FranceUniversité de la Méditerranée, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, UMR CNRS 6114, Marseille Cedex 9 13288, FranceUniversité de la Méditerranée, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, UMR CNRS 6114, Marseille Cedex 9 13288, FranceUniversità di Perugia, Dipartimento di Chimica, Perugia 06123, ItalyUniversità di Perugia, Dipartimento di Chimica, Perugia 06123, ItalyThis work is part of a research project aimed at investigating the behaviour of biphotochromic supermolecules where two photochromic units of the spirooxazine or chromene series are linked through a conjugated or unconjugated spacer. Preliminary investigations showed that the compounds with ethane, acetylene or ester bridges behave as classical photochromes while those with an ethene bridge showed good coloration accompanied by unusual thermal irreversibility at room temperature. The temperature effect on the spectral behaviour allowed such irreversibility to be explained by the occurrence of a cyclization process at the central ethene bond, typical of Z-diarylethenes. To better understand this photobehaviour, a deep investigation of a model molecule, Z-1,2-di-(3′-methoxynaphth-2′-yl)ethene, was carried out. This paper reports the results obtained on the model molecule and two biphotochromic systems containing benzochromene and spirooxazine units.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110662X01000198
spellingShingle F. Ortica
D. Levi
P. Brun
R. Guglielmetti
G. Favaro
U. Mazzucato
Photobehaviour of Z-1,2-di-(3′-methoxynaphth-2′-yl)ethene as model compound of biphotochromic supermolecules with Z-ethenic bridge
International Journal of Photoenergy
title Photobehaviour of Z-1,2-di-(3′-methoxynaphth-2′-yl)ethene as model compound of biphotochromic supermolecules with Z-ethenic bridge
title_full Photobehaviour of Z-1,2-di-(3′-methoxynaphth-2′-yl)ethene as model compound of biphotochromic supermolecules with Z-ethenic bridge
title_fullStr Photobehaviour of Z-1,2-di-(3′-methoxynaphth-2′-yl)ethene as model compound of biphotochromic supermolecules with Z-ethenic bridge
title_full_unstemmed Photobehaviour of Z-1,2-di-(3′-methoxynaphth-2′-yl)ethene as model compound of biphotochromic supermolecules with Z-ethenic bridge
title_short Photobehaviour of Z-1,2-di-(3′-methoxynaphth-2′-yl)ethene as model compound of biphotochromic supermolecules with Z-ethenic bridge
title_sort photobehaviour of z 1 2 di 3 methoxynaphth 2 yl ethene as model compound of biphotochromic supermolecules with z ethenic bridge
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110662X01000198
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