title: Acetylenic phenyldithiafulvene: a versatile synthon for TTFV-based macromolecules.
abstract: An acetylenic phenyldithiafulvene was developed as a versatile synthon for diverse TTFV-based macromolecular scaffolds. Through different coupling reaction sequences, shape-persistent macrocycles and linear TTFV-embedded polymers have been obtained and thereafter characterized by spectroscopic and voltammetric analyses. The TTFV polymer thin films generated via electropolymerization of a dithiafulvenyl-end-capped diyne monomer showed promising prospects in electrochromic and redox switchable molecular devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada A1B 3X7.
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ilias
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mahmud
authors.forename: Louise N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Dawe
authors.forename: Yuming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao