title: Synthesis, structure, and electropolymerization of 3,4-dimethoxytellurophene: comparison with selenium analogue.
abstract: 3,4-Dimethoxytellurophene (5) was synthesized via a new ring construction reaction. The crystal structure of 5 is characterized by unusually short Te...Te distances. The electropolymerization of 5 probably produces some amount of poly-5. Since the product was unstable under experimental conditions, a definitive assignment could not be made. However, the UV-vis spectrum recoded during electropolymerization of 5 shows an absorption peak at 679 nm with an onset at 820 nm (1.51 eV), closely matching the calculated band gap of poly-5.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Research Support Unit, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: Asit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.forename: Yair H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Wijsboom
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leitus
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bendikov