Cyclic vinylogous TTF: a potential molecular clip triggered by electron transfer.
Cyclic vinylogous tetrathiafulvalenes (TTFs) where the two dithiole rings are linked through the outer sulfur atoms with an alkyl chain of various lengths were synthesized by oxidative intramolecular coupling of bis(dithiafulvenes). Upon oxidation, these systems exhibit large molecular movements associated with electron transfers. Their electrochemical behaviors were investigated together with the X-ray crystallographic structures of several derivatives and compared with molecular geometry calculations. Dependent on the length of the alkyl chain, either a stretch or a clip movement can be observed. These conformational modifications were found to be fast and fully reversible and required only low oxidation potentials. The movements seem to be almost insensitive to the nature of the substituents or its steric hindrance on the central conjugated spacer.
Guerro
Michel
M
Synthèse et Electrosynthèse Organiques, UMR CNRS 6510, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
Carlier
Roger
R
Boubekeur
Kamal
K
Lorcy
Dominique
D
Hapiot
Philippe
P