title: The first spiroconjugated TTF- and TCNQ-type molecules: a new class of electroactive systems?
abstract: [Structure: see text] Spiroconjugated TTF-type electron donors (13a-c) and TCNQ-type electron acceptors (10, 11) have been prepared from spiroquinone 9. Cyclic voltammetry reveals a relatively weak accepting ability for 10 and 11, and a strong electron-donor character for 13a-c. Whereas the spiroconjugation introduces a destabilization of the LUMO for compounds 9-11, the opposite is observed for compound 13, thus justifying the redox potential values.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sandín
authors.forename: Angeles
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez-Grau
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seoane
authors.forename: Rosendo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pou-Amérigo
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ortí
authors.forename: Nazario
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martín