Mm. Krayushkin et al., Photochromic dihetarylethenes 2. Synthesis and photochromic properties of 5,5 '-alkylthio(alkylsulfonyl)-substituted 1,2-bis(2-alkylthien-3-yl)perfluorocyclopentenes, RUSS CHEM B, 48(5), 1999, pp. 971-974
Novel 1,2-bis(2-alkylthien-3-yl)hexafluorocyclopentenes containing the alky
lthio or alkylsulfonyl groups in positions 5 and 5' of the thiophene rings
were synthesized. These compounds are photochromes; their photochromic prop
erties were studied.