Zn. Huang et al., SYNTHESES AND PHOTOCHROMIC BEHAVIOR OF 1,2-BIS(1-ALKYL-2-METHYLINDOL-3-YL)CYCLOALKENE DERIVATIVES, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 297, 1997, pp. 99-106
Six novel 1,2-bis(1-alkyl-2-methylindol-3-yl)cycloalkene derivatives w
ere designed and synthesized by the intramolecular coupling reaction u
sing low-valance titanium as catalyst. Photochromic properties of thes
e compounds were initially investigated. The results show that the fat
igue resistant properties of these compounds, the thermal stability an
d the absorption maxima of their photocyclization products are influen
ced by the ring size of cycloalkene and substituents on the heterocycl
ic rings.