title: Acidoswitchable NLO-phores: benzimidazolo[2,3-b]oxazolidines.
abstract: This paper presents a series of acidoswitchable NLO-phores combining the 9-methylbenzimidazolo[2,3-b]oxazolidine core with various pi systems such as phenylethenyl, phenylethynyl, and naphthylethenyl. All the prepared derivatives are shown to display acidochromic behavior at ambient temperature. The remarkable contrast in the NLO response along the reversible transformations observed in HRS experiments is rationalized by high level theoretical calculations.
authors.affiliation: Chimie Supramoléculaire, Biomimétisme et Nanoscience, UMR 5802 CNRS, Cours de la Libération, 351, F-33405 Talence Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sanguinet
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pozzo
authors.forename: Maxime
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guillaume
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Champagne
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castet
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ducasse
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maury
authors.forename: Jérémy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soulié
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mançois
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Adamietz
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rodriguez