Highly pi-extended TTF analogues with a conjugated macrocyclic enyne core

Org Lett. 2008 Feb 21;10(4):657-60. doi: 10.1021/ol703038m. Epub 2008 Jan 23.

Abstract

The synthesis of a class of highly pi-extended tetrathiafulvalene derivatives (1a and 1b) was explored using Sonogashira macrocyclization as a key step. The solid-state structure of 1b was characterized by X-ray single crystallography, showing a substantially bent, S-shaped molecular backbone and an ordered packing geometry in a pi-alkyl-alkyl-pi stacking fashion. Electronic and redox properties of 1b were investigated by UV-vis absorption, fluorescence spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry.