title: Tetrathiafulvalene Vinylogue-Fluorene Co-oligomers: Synthesis, Properties, and Supramoleclar Interactions with Carbon Nanotubes.
abstract: A series of bis(dithiafulvenyl)-end-capped fluorene derivatives was prepared and subjected to a one-pot iodine-promoted oxidative polymerization to yield π-conjugated co-oligomers containing tetrathiafulvalene vinylogue and fluorene repeat units. The resulting π-oligomers were characterized to take either acyclic or cyclic molecular structures, depending on the π-conjugation length of the monomer used for the polymerization. Electronic and electrochemical redox properties were examined by UV-vis spectroscopic and cyclic voltammetric analyses, while the supramolecular interactions of the π-oligomers with single-walled carbon nanotubes were investigated by UV-vis-NIR and Raman spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Memorial University, St. Johns, NL A1B 3X7, Canada.
authors.forename: Mohammadreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khadem
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Memorial University, St. Johns, NL A1B 3X7, Canada.
authors.forename: Yuming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao