title: Mechanistic studies on the photochromism of [e]-annelated dimethyldihydropyrenes.
abstract: The photochemistry of several photochromic arene [e]-annelated dimethyldihydropyrenes (DHPs) was studied. These compounds have much larger photochemical ring opening quantum yields than the simple DHPs, making them potentially more useful as building blocks for photoswitchable materials.
authors.affiliation: University of Victoria, Department of Chemistry, PO Box 3065, Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8W 3V6.
authors.forename: Molina A L
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sheepwash
authors.forename: Timothy R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Yunxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Subhajit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Reginald H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bohne