Abstract
A series of mono-, bis- and tris-4-(naphthopyran-3-yl)phenyl substituted methanols were efficiently synthesised using a 4-(naphthopyran-3-yl) phenyllithium intermediate. The resulting substituted methanols displayed good photochromism leading to the reversible generation of red-orange photomerocyanines. Acidic dehydration of the methanols gave intensely coloured cations which, upon subsequent UV irradiation, reversibly generated cationic photomerocyanines with long wavelength absorption maxima at ca. 640 nm.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 118-123 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Dyes and Pigments |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2013 |
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