A multi-responsive indium-viologen hybrid with ultrafast-response photochromism and electrochromism

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Oct 28;57(86):11394-11397. doi: 10.1039/d1cc05070b.

Abstract

A novel 0D organic-inorganic metal halide hybrid (C13H16N2O2)2InCl6·Cl (1) has been obtained by integrating the mono-viologen derivative with InCl3. Compound 1 exhibits reversible and ultrafast UV/sunlight/X-ray induced photochromic properties, as well as excellent electrochromic performance, which is the first example of an indium-based organic-inorganic chromic hybrid.