title: Anti-[2.2](1,4)pentacenophane: a covalently coupled pentacene dimer.
abstract: Two in a row: A pentacene dimer in which both units are covalently linked through a [2.2]paracyclophane bridge, has been synthesized. The electronic properties of the molecule were elucidated by a combination of experimental and computational methods. Such molecules could lead to materials with improved charge-transport properties.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen (Germany) http://www.poc.uni-tuebingen.de.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bula
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fingerle
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruff
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Speiser
authors.forename: Cäcilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maichle-Mössmer
authors.forename: Holger F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Bettinger
keywords: UV/Vis spectroscopy; acenes; cyclic voltammetry; cyclophanes; density functional calculations