title: Radical cation of dibenzothiophene fully annelated with bicyclo[2.2.2]octene units: X-ray crystal structure and electronic properties.
abstract: New dibenzothiophene 2 fully annelated with bicyclo[2.2.2]octene units was synthesized and oxidized to stable radical cation salt 2(*+)SbCl(6)(-), whose structure was determined by X-ray crystallography. Although the intrinsic electronic structure of 2(*+) is predicted to be close to structure A, an interaction with the counteranion makes structure B contribute significantly. A part of the salt 2(*+)SbCl(6)(-) underwent rearrangement to arenium ion 6(+), whose structure was also clarified by X-ray crystallography.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishinaga
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komatsu