title: Synthesis and photochemical reactions of photochromic terarylene having a leaving methoxy group.
abstract: Photochromic terarylene having a methoxy group and hydrogen as the leaving units at the photochemical reaction center carbon atoms has been synthesized. This molecule shows irreversible photochemical reaction affording a highly fluorescent condensed aromatic molecule.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, NAIST, 8916-5 Takayama-Cho, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisako
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Shigekazu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawai