title: Electrochromism in photochromic dithienylcyclopentenes.
abstract: Both photochromic and unprecedented electrochromic properties have been observed for a class of 1,2-bis(3-thienyl)cyclopentene derivatives bearing either a thiophene or a phenyl group attached to the reactive carbon centers. These compounds can be interconverted between their colorless ring-open and colored ring-closed states using UV and visible light, respectively. They can also be catalytically transformed from their ring-closed states to their ring-open states through electrochemical or chemical oxidation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Neil R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Branda