title: A redox-active tri-star molecule: merging of TTF and HAT chemistry.
abstract: A planar pi-conjugated heteroaromatic molecule 1 has been synthesized and fully characterized; it combines two characteristics, a charge-transfer transition originating from its inherent donor-acceptor nature in its neutral state and an intervalence charge-transfer transition in its 1(2+) mixed-valence state.
authors.affiliation: Departement für Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland. liu@iac.unibe.ch
authors.forename: Chunyang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Shi-Xia
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leiggener
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sanguinet
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Levillain
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leutwyler
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Decurtins