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A Reversible Photochromic Polymer

Nature volume 191, page 1387 (1961)Cite this article

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ULTRA-VIOLET irradiation of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten hexacarbonyls dissolved in donor solvents causes the substitution of one or more molecules of carbon monoxide by solvent. The products are yellow in colour1.

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  1. Strohmeier, W., and Gerlach, Kl., Z. Naturforsch., 15 b, 9 (1960).

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  1. Department of Theoretical Chemistry, University Chemical Laboratory, Lensfield Road, Cambridge

    A. G. MASSEY & L. E. ORGEL

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MASSEY, A., ORGEL, L. A Reversible Photochromic Polymer. Nature 191, 1387 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/1911387a0

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