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Synfacts 2008(3): 0254-0254  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1042705
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Switchable Nonlinear Optics

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Trisha L. Andrew
V. Aubert, V. Guerchais, E. Ishow, K. Hoang-Thi, I. Ledoux, K. Nakatani, H. Le Bozec*
Université de Rennes and Ens Cachan, France
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21 February 2008 (online)

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Significance

Compounds 3a and 3b were synthesized in 55-60% yield from compounds 1a or 1b. Both 3a and 3b displayed an approximately 22-fold increase in non-linear optical (NLO) activity when the photochromic dithienylethene (DTE) moieties were closed, compared to the open state.