Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
2008
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Source Publication
Organic Letters
Source ISSN
1523-7060
Abstract
Electroactive tetraarylbenzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]difuran (BDF) and model diarylbenzofuran derivatives are synthesized and their structures are established by X-ray crystallography. Isolation and X-ray crystallographic characterization of the robust cation-radical salts of BDF derivatives confirm that a single charge in the BDFs is stabilized largely by the benzodifuran and coplanar α-aryl groups lying on the longitudinal axis. These findings suggest that the linear arrays of BDFs may allow the construction of molecular wires suitable for long-range electron transport.
Recommended Citation
Shukla, Ruchi; Wadumethrige, Shriya; Lindeman, Sergey V.; and Rathore, Rajendra, "Synthesis, Electronic Properties, and X-ray Structural Characterization of Tetrarylbenzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]difuran Cation Radicals" (2008). Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications. 618.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/chem_fac/618
Comments
Accepted version. Organic Letters, Vol. 10, No. 16 (2008): 3587-3590. DOI. © 2008 American Chemical Society. Used with permission.