title: Heteroatom-bridged tetraphenylenes: synthesis, structures, and properties.
abstract: Novel oxygen-, nitrogen-, sulfur-, and selenium-bridged tetraphenylenes were prepared from known tetraphenylene derivatives. Structures of these compounds were unambiguously confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analyses. Photophysical and electrochemical investigations of these heteroatom-bridged tetraphenylenes suggested their potential applications as electronic materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Center of Novel Functional Molecules and Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Chun-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Xiao-Shui
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Henry N C
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D012643:Selenium / Q000737:chemistry; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry; D013730:Terphenyl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D013730:Terphenyl Compounds; D013455:Sulfur; D012643:Selenium; D009584:Nitrogen; D010100:Oxygen