Photochromism and Self-Assembly of Soluble Tetracenes

André Del Guerzo Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Organométallique, CNRS UMR, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]

Henri Bouas-Laurent Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Organométallique, CNRS UMR, France

Jean-Pierre Desvergne Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Organométallique, CNRS UMR, France

Colette Belin Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie Moléculaire, Université Bordeaux, Talence, France

Jens Reichwagen Institut für Organische Chemie, TU-Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

Henning Hopf Institut für Organische Chemie, TU-Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

ABSTRACT

Irradiation of 5,12-didecyloxytetracene leads to a plano- and a centrosymmetric photodimer, inducing a large spectral shift; the monomer is restored by gentle heating or irradiation at λ ≤ 300 nm. In addition, self-assembly of 2,3-didecyloxytetracene affords organogel nanofibers.

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The CNRS, the French Ministry of Research, Région Aquitaine and the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie are thanked for financial support.

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