Phototriggered formation and disappearance of surface-confined self-assembly composed of photochromic 2-thienyl-type diarylethene: a cooperative model at the liquid/solid interface
Two-dimensional (2-D) self-assembly of diarylethene (DAE)–peptide conjugates at the octanoic acid/graphite interface was investigated by scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). The open-ring isomer of a DAE–peptide conjugate formed a stable 2-D molecular assembly with an antiparallel β-sheet structure. Quantitative analysis of surface coverage depending on concentration revealed a stronger stabilization
A bis(2-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene having methoxy groups at both reactive carbon atoms was synthesized and the quantum yields of cyclization and cycloreversion reactions were found to be 0.29 and 0.27, respectively. Usual bis(3-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentenes with methoxy groups at both reactive carbon atoms show much lower cycloreversion quantum yields. The unusual large yield was explained by theoretical methods. Additionally the compound did not show any coloration in crystalline state upon UV irradiation, even though the distance between both reactive carbon atoms is less than 4 Å. The reason was discussed by using the crystallographic data.
The ESR spectrum of a diarylethene was measured during electrochemical oxidative ring-opening reaction of the closed-ring isomer. The spectrum was simulated by UB3LYP/cc-pVTZ method to reveal that ...
An asymmetric diarylethene dimer composed of two different diarylethenes exhibited multicolor photochromism and generated four isomers. Photochemical paths such as quantum yields, lifetimes, and rate constants were evaluated from the points of the dimer- and unit-based models. The m-phenylene spacer regulates the rate of energy transfer to be similar value of photoisomerization.
Method of changing color of a toy and colour changing toy
申请人:THE PILOT INK CO., LTD.
公开号:EP1415692A1
公开(公告)日:2004-05-06
A toy comprises a toy element comprising a photochromic layer which contains a photochromic compound having a photo memory function (color-memorizing photochromic property), maintains a coloring state by developing a color through the irradiation of ultraviolet rays or sunlight containing ultraviolet rays and changes into decolorizing state through its decolorization by the irradiation of visible light, and a color-changing means which contains at least one of an ultraviolet ray absorbent and a light-shading pigment capable of shading at least ultraviolet rays, changes the photochromic compound of the coloring state into decolorizing state by cutting off ultraviolet rays of sunlight and thereby effecting irradiation of visible light, and maintains the changed state, wherein a function to memorize and maintain coloring and decolorizing states alternately is expressed by arranging the color-changing means under such a condition that it is covering or not covering the photochromic layer.