ABSTRACT
A process has been developed for the synthesis of a new photochromic alkylene sulfide derivative. The process involves the synthesis of an alkylene sulfide with terminal free amino groups and a novel unsymmetrical photochromic diarylperfluorocyclopentene containing an aldehyde group, which coupled together to produce the corresponding Schiff base. The structures of the products were confirmed by a range of spectroscopic techniques.
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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ORCID
Asim A. Balakit http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-857X
Gamal A. El-Hiti http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6675-3126