Chemistry Letters, Vol.35, No.3, 298-299, 2006
Multi-photochromic behavior of hybrid material with spirobenzopyran and azobenzene moieties
Two kinds of bi-functional photochromic compounds (SpAz1 and SpAz2) were synthesized with spirobenzopyran and azobenzene derivatives by esterification. In chloroform solution, a novel photochromic compound (SpAz2) showed four kinds of isomers depending on the wavelength of the irradiated light. It is suggested that SpAz2 has four digital codes for optical memory.