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Photochromism of diarylethenes in nanolayers of a single crystal

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1,2-Bis(2-methyl-5-pentafluorophenyl-3-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene (1a) and 1,2-bis(2-ethyl-5-phenyl-3-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene (2a) were found to form a 1 : 1 stoichiometric co-crystal. The crystal is composed of alternate nanolayers of 1a and 2a molecular sheets. π-π Stacking of 1a and 2a molecules by aryl-perfluoroaryl interactions was not discerned. One-component 1a and 2a crystals and the co-crystal showed a reversible colour change from colourless to blue upon irradiation with ultraviolet and visible light. Although both 1a and 2a molecules underwent efficient photochromic reactions in the one-component crystals upon photoirradiation, only 2a underwent the reaction up to a conversion of 20% in the co-crystal, as confirmed by HPLC and X-ray crystallography. This indicates that excited energy transfer occurs from 1a to 2a in the crystal.

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Morimoto, M., Kobatake, S. & Irie, M. Photochromism of diarylethenes in nanolayers of a single crystal. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2, 1088–1094 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1039/b307999f

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