Issue 14, 2002
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Chemical Communications

Electronic structure of light-induced lophyl radical derived from a novel hexaarylbiimidazole with π-conjugated chromophore

Azusa Kikuchi,a   Tomokazu Iyodaa  and  Jiro Abe*a  

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a Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Ohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
E-mail: jiro@ecomp.metro-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

A novel photochromic hexaarylbiimidazole with a bithienyl group as an extended π-conjugation unit was synthesized and the light-induced lophyl radical was found to be stabilized due to the delocalization of an unpaired electron, and to strongly absorb near-infrared light.

Graphical abstract: Electronic structure of light-induced lophyl radical derived from a novel hexaarylbiimidazole with π-conjugated chromophore

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B203814E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 Apr 2002
Accepted
23 May 2002
First published
12 Jun 2002

Chem. Commun., 2002, 1484-1485

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Electronic structure of light-induced lophyl radical derived from a novel hexaarylbiimidazole with π-conjugated chromophore

A. Kikuchi, T. Iyoda and J. Abe, Chem. Commun., 2002, 1484 DOI: 10.1039/B203814E

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