title: Novel synthesis of photochromic polymers via ROMP.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of a photochromic 1, 2-bis(3-thienyl)cyclopentene monomer generated a series of novel polymers. All polymers exhibit reversible light-activated interconversion between their colorless-open and their colored-closed forms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Myles
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Branda