Molecular optical memories and switches based on photochromic dihydropyridines.
Photochromic behavior of dihydropyridines and the mechanism of the photochromism based on phenyl transfer is described. Formation of polar coloured species, changes in optical absorption and in the tau electron character of the molecular skeleton allow for the fabrication of molecular optical memories and switches.
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Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague.
D004095:Dihydropyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D010777:Photochemistry; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic
D004095:Dihydropyridines