Okinawan shisas painted with photoluminescent compounds

Okinawa shisas painted with photoluminescent compounds produced by the Coordination Chemistry and Catalysis Unit at OIST. The chemical structures of the compounds, in white/light grey, show the different sized substituents on the central rings. The green colored molecules display the largest substituents, with smaller ones on the yellow and orange molecules.

Okinawa shisas painted with photoluminescent compounds produced by the Coordination Chemistry and Catalysis Unit at OIST. The chemical structures of the compounds, in white/light grey, show the different sized substituents on the central rings. The green colored molecules display the largest substituents, with smaller ones on the yellow and orange molecules.

Okinawa shisas painted with photoluminescent compounds produced by the Coordination Chemistry and Catalysis Unit at OIST. The chemical structures of the compounds, in white/light grey, show the different sized substituents on the central rings. The green colored molecules display the largest substituents, with smaller ones on the yellow and orange molecules.

Date:
27 February 2017

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