2002

1	M. Irie, T. Fukaminato, T. Sasaki, N. Tamai, T. Kawai 　A digital fluorecent molecular photoswitch 　Nature, 420, 759-760 (2002)
2	T. Kaieda, S. Kobatake, H. Miyasaka, M. Murakami, N. Iwai, Y. Nagata, 　A. Itaya, M. Irie 　Efficient photocyclization of dithienylethene dimer, trimer, and tetramer: 　Quantum yield and reaction dynamics 　J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 2015 - 2024 (2002)
3	L. Giordano, T. M. Jovin, M. Irie, E.A. Jares-Erijman 　Diheteroarylethenes as thermally stable photoswitchable acceptors in 　photochromic fluorescence resonance energy transfer (pcFRET) 　J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 7481 - 7489 (2002)
4	K. Matsuda, M. T. Stone, J. S. Moore 　Helical pitch of m-phenylene ethynylene foldamers by double spin labeling 　J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 11836-11837 (2002)
5	K. Morimitsu, K. Shibata, S. Kobatake, M. Irie 　Dithienylethenes with a novel photochromic performance 　J. Org. Chem., 67, 4574 - 4578 (2002)
6	K. Shibata, K. Muto, S. Kobatake, M. Irie 　Photocyclization/cycloreversion quantum yields of diarylethenes in single crystals 　J. Phys. Chem. A, 106, 209 - 214 (2002)
7	D. Guillaumont, T. Kobayashi, K. Kanda, H. Miyasaka, K. Uchida, S. Kobatake, 　K. Shibata, S. Nakamura, M. Irie 　An ab Initio MO study of the photochromic reaction of dithienylethenes 　J. Phys. Chem. A, 106, 7222 - 7227 (2002)
8	H. Miyasaka, T. Nobuto, M. Murakami, A. Itaya, N. Tamai, M. Irie 　Solvent viscosity effects on photochromic reactions of a diarylethene 　derivative as revealed by picosecond laser spectroscopy 　J. Phys. Chem. A, 106, 8096 - 8102 (2002)
9	K. Matsuda, M. Matsuo, S. Mizoguti, k. Higashiguchi, M. Irie 　Revered photoswitching of intramolecular magnetic interaction using a 　photochromic bis(2-thienyl)ethene spin coupler 　J. Phys. Chem. B, 106, 11218 - 11225 (2002)
10	T. Yamada, S. Kobatake, M. Irie 　Single-crystalline photochromism of diarylethene mixture 　Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 75, 167 - 173 (2002)
11	S. Irie, M. Irie 　The effect of additives on radiation-induced coloration of photochromic 　dithienylethene derivatives 　Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 75, 2071 - 2074 (2002)
12	M. Morimoto, S. Kobatake, M. Irie 　Multi-colored photochromic crystals of diarylethene mixtures 　Adv. Mater., 14, 1027- 1029 (2002)
13	S. Takami, T. Kawai, M. Irie 　Photochromism of dithienylethenes having methoxy groups at the reaction center 　Eur. J. Org. Chem., 3796 - 3800 (2002)
14	T. Tsujioka, M. Irie 　Signal-to-noise ratio of nondestructive photocurrent-detection readout in 　Near-field Photochromic Memory: Theoretical Study 　J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 19, 297-303 (2002)
15	M. Hu, S. Kawauchi, M. Satoh, J. Komiyama, J. Watanabe, S. Kobatake, M. Irie 　Two-photon photochromism of two simple chromene derivatives 　J. Photochem. Photobio. A, Chem. 150, 131 - 141 (2002)
16	K. Higashiguchi, K. Matsuda, M. Matsuo, T. Yamada, M. Irie 　Photochromic reactivity of a dithienylethene dimer 　J. Photochem. Photobio. A, Chem., 152, 141-146 (2002)
17	S. Kobatake, K. Uchida, E. Tsuchida, M. Irie 　Single- crystalline photochromism of diarylethenes: reactivity - structure 　relationship 　Chem. Commun., 2804 - 2805 (2002)
18	C. Okabe, N. Tanaka, T. Fukaminato, T. Kawai, M. Irie, Y. Nibu, H. Shimada, 　A. Goldberg, S. Nakamura, H. Sekiya 　Raman spectroscopic study on photochromic reaction of a diarylethene derivative 　Chem, Phys. Lett., 357, 113 - 118 (2002)
19	T. Yamaguchi, H. Kashiyama, H. Nakazumi, T. Yamada, M. Irie 　Synthesis and physical property of a novel diarylethene derivative having a 　chryso[b]thiophene ring 　Chem. Lett. 58 - 59 (2002)
20	K. Uchida, A. Takata, S. Nakamura, M. Irie 　Photochromic films prepared by oxidation polymerization of a diarylethene 　having phenol moieties 　Chem. Lett., 476 - 477 (2002)
21	K. Morimitsu, K. Shibata, S. Kobatake, M. Irie 　Thermal cycloreversion reaction of a photochromic dithienylperfluoro- 　cyclopentene with tert-butoxy substituents at the reactive carbons 　Chem. Lett., 572 - 573 (2002)
22	S. Kobatake, M. Morimoto, Y. Asano, Y. Murakami, S. Nakamura, M. Irie 　Absorption spectra of colored isomer of diarylethene in single crystals 　Chem. Lett., 1224-1225 (2002)
23	M-S. Kim, T. Kawai, M. Irie 　Fluorescence modulation in photochromic amorphous diarylethenes 　Optical Mater. 21, 271- 274 (2002)
24	T. Kawai, M-S. Kim, T. Sasaki, M. Irie 　Fluorescence switching of photochromic diarylethenes 　Optical Mater., 21, 275-278 (2002)
25	K. Uchida, D. Guillaumont, E.. Tsuchida, G. Mochizuki, M. Irie, A. Murakami, 　S. Nakamura 　Theoretical study of an intermediate, a factor determining the quantum yield in 　photochromism of diarylethene derivatives 　J. Mol. Struc., 579, 115-120 (2002)
26	N. Tanaka, C. Okabe, K. Sakota, T. Fukaminato, T. Kawai, M. Irie, A. Goldberg, 　S. Nakamura, H. Sekiya 　Electronic spectrum of a photochromic diarylethene derivative in a supersonic 　free jet. internal conversion from S2(1B) to S1(2A) 　J. Mol. Struc., 616, 113-118 (2002)
27	M. Irie 　High-density optical memory and ultrafine photofabrication in "Nano-Optics" 　S. Kawata, M. Ohtsu, M. Irie eds,  Springer, Berlin, pp 137 - 149 (2002)
28	T. Kawai, M. Irie 　Synthesis and applications of amorphous diarylethenes in "Photoreactive Organic 　Thin Films" 　Z. Sekkat, W. Knoll eds, Academic Press, Amsterdam, pp 542 - 552 (2002)
29	K. Matsuda, M. Irie 　Photoswitching of intramolecular magnetic interaction using photochromic 　compounds in　 "Chemistry of Nano-molecular Systems - Toward the Realization 　of Molecular Devices" 　T. Nakamura, T. Matsumoto, H. Tada, K-I. Sugiura, eds. Springer, Berlin, 　pp. 25-40 (2002)