Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2012,8, 1018–1026, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.114
solution and PMMA films. Cyclic voltammograms proved that the formyl group and its position could effectively modulate the electrochemical behaviors of these diarylethene derivatives.
Keywords: chemical diversity; diarylethene; electrochemistry; formyl group; photochromism; substituentpositioneffect