Spectral-kinetic evidence of interaction of photochromic diarylethenes with silver nanoparticles

Spectral-kinetic investigations of the photochromism of some diarylethenes with sulfur-containing substituents in dimethylsulfoxide solutions with and without silver nanoparticles are performed. It is shown that silver nanoparticles chemically interact with diarylethene molecules, which is manifested in a change in the spectral and kinetic characteristics and photodegradation efficiency.