Photo-, Thermo-, Solvato-, and Electrochromic Spiroheterocyclic Compounds

During the past few decades, interest has been rapidly growing in gaining insight into the properties and transformations of the so-called bistable compounds and molecular systems. This interest is highly motivated by the fact that the bistable molecules and molecular systems represent, in effect, t...

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Published in:Chemical reviews 2004-05, Vol.104 (5), p.2751-2776
Main Author: Minkin, Vladimir I
Format: Article
Language:English
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Chemical compounds
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Summary:During the past few decades, interest has been rapidly growing in gaining insight into the properties and transformations of the so-called bistable compounds and molecular systems. This interest is highly motivated by the fact that the bistable molecules and molecular systems represent, in effect, two-bit logic elements of nonoscopic size and have diverse potential applications in the areas of molecular systems represent, in effect, two-bit logic elements of nanoscopic size and have diverse potential applications in the areas of molecular electronics, photonics, and computing, as well as by the role they play in the transport of biochemical information and signal transmission across biological membranes and photochemically switched enzymatic systems.
ISSN:0009-2665
1520-6890
DOI:10.1021/cr020088u