title: Negative photochromism of a TCF chromophore.
abstract: A novel negative photochromic compound has been designed and synthesized. The structure of the compound consists of a tricyanofuran (TCF) moiety and a quinoline moiety, bridged by a double bond. Upon irradiation with visible light, the neutral thermostable form of the compound quickly transforms to a cyclic zwitterionic form with over 90% conversion efficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strohecker
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liao