Carborane photochromism: a fatigue resistant carborane switch.
Chong LiMatthew P AldredRachel A HarderYing ChenDmitry S YufitMing-Qiang ZhuMark A FoxPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2021)
A dithienylethene molecule involving carborane clusters shows remarkable fatigue resistance and high contrast visual colour changes when irradiated with alternating ultraviolet and visible light. The fluorescence of this assembly can be switched on and off when irradiated in the solid state but not in the solution state.