Photochromism of the Synthetic 4',7-Dihydroxyflavylium Chloride

The synthetic compound 4',7-dihydroxyflavylium chloride shows an interesting photochromic effect at moderately acidic pH values. Pale yellow solutions of this compound, equilibrated in the dark at pH 3.4, become bright yellow upon irradiation with 313-nm light. Switching off the light, gives ba...

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Main Author: Figueiredo, Paulo (author)
Other Authors: Lima, João C. (author), Santos, Helena (author), Wigand, Marie Claude (author), Brouillard, Raymond (author), Maçanita, António L. (author), Pina, Fernando (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10884/1334
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-cientifico.uatlantica.pt:10884/1334