High electrical conductance of single molecules: a challenge in the series of conjugated oligomers.
En route to molecular electronics: As extended, conjugated oligomers are desirable for molecular electronics, their electrical conductance should display a low attenuation factor. Zinc-complexed oligo(ethynyleneporphyrindiylethynylene)s have been prepared that are distinguished by ultralow attenuation factors in single-molecule conductance.
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Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55099 Mainz, Germany. hmeier@mail.uni-mainz.de