Crystal chemistry of dithienylethene photochromic switches

2026/01/01 by Francoise M. Amombo Noa, Joakim Andréasson, Lars Öhrström · 1 voice
Materials Science · Chemistry · #Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry #Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials #Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5ce01135c

openalex publication_date 2026/01/01 · openalex created_date 2026/02/07 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

Crystallinity enhances DAE photoisomerization by enabling reactive packing or limiting relaxation. This Highlight reviews DAE crystal chemistry, spanning single molecules to metal–organic frameworks.

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• Terminology of metal–organic frameworks and coordination polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)

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