title: Synthesis and spectroscopic properties of
abstract: The title compound has been synthesized as the first oligothiophenophane that has the typical stacking structure of a layered cyclophane and can behave as an ideal pi-dimer model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan.
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authors.lastname: Kaikawa
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authors.lastname: Takimiya
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authors.lastname: Aso
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authors.lastname: Otsubo