Tuning Redox Properties and Self‐Assembly of Thienoacene‐Extended Tetrathiafulvalenes

Cecilie Lindholm Andersen, Michal Zalibera, Karol Lušpai, Mikkel A. Christensen, Denisa Darvasiová, Vladimír Lukeš, Peter Rapta, Michael M. Haley, Ole Hammerich, Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen

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Abstract

Turning on and off associations between molecules by a reversible change in their redox states is a convenient way of controlling self-assembly and hence for advancing supramolecular chemistry. Here we present systematic studies on a selection of extended tetrathiafulvalenes with thienoacene spacers. By cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry and in situ EPR/UV-Vis-NIR spectroelectrochemistry, in combination with computations, we have elucidated how the number and orientations of thiophene rings in the spacer between the two dithiafulvene rings influence both the donor strength and association properties. The radical cations and their associates were found to cover a remarkable large region of the UV-Vis-NIR spectrum, but the appearance of the absorption spectrum of the radical cations as well as of the unassociated dications also depended strongly on the exact molecular structure.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftChemPlusChem
Vol/bind84
Udgave nummer9
Sider (fra-til)1279-1287
ISSN2192-6506
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 sep. 2019

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