Issue 74, 2021

Carborane photochromism: a fatigue resistant carborane switch

Abstract

A dithienylethene molecule involving carborane clusters shows remarkable fatigue resistance and high contrast visual colour changes when irradiated with alternating ultraviolet and visible light. The fluorescence of this assembly can be switched on and off when irradiated in the solid state but not in the solution state.

Graphical abstract: Carborane photochromism: a fatigue resistant carborane switch

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 6 2021
Accepted
16 8 2021
First published
16 8 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2021,57, 9466-9469

Carborane photochromism: a fatigue resistant carborane switch

C. Li, M. P. Aldred, R. A. Harder, Y. Chen, D. S. Yufit, M. Zhu and M. A. Fox, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 9466 DOI: 10.1039/D1CC03248H

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