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The irreversible thermo-bleaching function of a photochromic diarylethene having trimethylsilyl groups
Kobatake, Seiya,Imagawa, Hiroyuki,Nakatani, Hidenori,Nakashima, Seiichiro
, p. 1362 - 1367 (2009)
A new function of a photochromic diarylethene, having trimethylsilyl groups at the reactive positions, has been developed. Upon alternating ultraviolet and visible light irradiation, the diarylethene showed photoreversible photochromism in a polymer film, as well as in solution. The colored state changed to colorless immediately upon heating at 100 °C. The colorless state, which is different from the open-ring isomer, was stable under both ultraviolet and visible light irradiation. Such photochromic materials could potentially be used in applications as secret display materials. The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 2009.
