Organic Photochromic and Thermochromic Compounds

This treatise on photochromism involving organic molecules and derived systems is a result of increased international interest in the field. This volume offers a detailed examination of the synthesis and specific photochromic properties of the best-known photochromic and thermochromic compounds. It includes numerous physico-chemical methods by which photochromic substances can be studied as well as practical information and commercial applications for known photochromic families.