title: Novel photochromic compounds based on the 1-thienyl-2-vinylcyclopentene backbone.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A new class of photochromic compounds based on the hexatriene backbone has been developed. The backbone, composed of a thiophene ring, a perfluorocyclopentene ring, and a trisubstituted olefin, undergoes reversible ring-opening and ring-closing photoisomerization reactions when irradiated with ultraviolet and visible light, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, 8888 University Drive, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vitols
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Neil R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Branda