Figure 12:
Structure and photochromic reaction of 6-NO -BIPS.
In this experiment, the kinetics of the back reaction will be measured for a range of temperatures in
order to determine the activation energy, E , of the back reaction. The literature reported value for
E = 62.5 kJ mol .
Figure 13:
Ground state absorption spectrum of One Spiropyran in toluene.
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