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. 2016 Apr 12;7:11118. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11118

Figure 1. Chemical structures of the most widely used photochromic molecules.

Figure 1

Azobenzenes, stilbenes and spiropyrans can be reverted either photochemically or thermally, while diarylethenes can be switched between open and closed form photochemically or electrochemically.