Interdigitated conducting tetrathiafulvalene-based coordination networks

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Feb 25;56(16):2407-2410. doi: 10.1039/c9cc09960c.

Abstract

Assembly of a novel ethylenedithio-tetrathiafulvalene (EDT-TTF) derivative bearing two adjacent 4-thiopyridyl groups with M(NCS)2 nodes (M = Fe, Co) leads to two isostructural 1D coordination polymers showing an enhancement of their electronic conductivity by six orders of magnitude (10-6vs. 10-12 S cm-1), upon surface oxidation by iodine and subsequent generation of EDT-TTF-based radicals.