New Photochromic α-Methylchalcones Are Highly Photostable, Even under Singlet Oxygen Conditions: Breaking the α-Methyl Michael-System Reactivity by Reversible Peroxybiradical Formation

The α-methylated chalcones <b>7a</b>–<b>7e</b> behave as P-type photochromic substances with photo-stationary states (PSS) as high as 15:85 when irradiated at 350 nm. These compounds are easily accessible in pure E-configuration by aldol condensation or by oxidative coupling/...

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Main Authors: Axel G. Griesbeck, Banu Öngel, Eric Brüllingen, Melissa Renner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/3/642