Abstract
The 1,1′-Binaphthyl chiral molecule is studied. The thermal racemization of this molecule occurs through rotation about the C(1)-C(1′) bond and follows strictly first order kinetics with a half-life of between 10 and 20 hrs as a function of solvent at 20°C. This racemization can be caused by heat or by irradiation, with the energy flux controlling the extent of racemization. This can be read as a gray scale of response to circularly or plane polarized light which can be read over a wide wavelength range following from the optical rotatory dispersion effect, and stored in an archival manner below Tg.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry |
| Editors | Anon |
| Publisher | ACS |
| Pages | 707-708 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Edition | 2 |
| State | Published - Aug 1998 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1997 Boston Meeting - Boston, MA, USA Duration: Aug 23 1998 → Aug 27 1998 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1997 Boston Meeting |
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| City | Boston, MA, USA |
| Period | 8/23/98 → 8/27/98 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Polymers and Plastics