title: Highly pi-extended TTF analogues with a conjugated macrocyclic enyne core.
abstract: The synthesis of a class of highly pi-extended tetrathiafulvalene derivatives (1a and 1b) was explored using Sonogashira macrocyclization as a key step. The solid-state structure of 1b was characterized by X-ray single crystallography, showing a substantially bent, S-shaped molecular backbone and an ordered packing geometry in a pi-alkyl-alkyl-pi stacking fashion. Electronic and redox properties of 1b were investigated by UV-vis absorption, fluorescence spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3X7, Canada.
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Yuming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao