Second-Order Autocatalytic Acceleration in the Thermal Bleaching of Photochromes: Spectroscopic and Computational Analyses with an Isostructural Crystal Library
-Keto tautomer. This stabilization effect decreases as the bleaching reaction proceeds, increasing the activation barrier. These two stabilization modes link nonlinear kinetics and specific intermolecular contacts.
Authors
- Yasuhiro Shigemitsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3657-4631)
- Isao Yoshikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9183-7636)
- Hirohiko Houjou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3761-9221)
- Hongyi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3220-8722)
- Ryo Koibuchi
Institutions
- Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.5c08681
- Primary Topic
- Crystallography and molecular interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science