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AUTHOR
Kay-uwe Klabunde
1H nmr chemical shifts of [14]annulenes and their dianion salts
Abstract The bridged (14]annulene 2 was reduced into its dianion and the structure of the dianion salt was proven by chemical and spectroscopic means. The 1H NMR spectroscopic properties of 2 are similar to those of the structurally related bridged [14]annulene 1 , whereas the corresponding dianions 2 2- and 1 2- are strikingly different. The geometries of 1 and 2 and their dianions were studied by means of a modified π-SCF force field approach. Almost planar perimeters without significant bond length alternation are obtained for the neutral annulenes 1 and 2 , whereas their dianions are characterized by structures with reduced symmetry. The 1H chemical shifts of the bridged [14]annulenes a…
1,2,3,4,5‐[1′,8′] Anthra‐8,9;10,11‐dibenzo[13]annulene and 1,8‐Distyrylanthracene as Models for Phenylenevinylene Species. Syntheses, Structures, and Redox Properties
The synthesis of the title compound 4, formally a [13] perimeter, and of its acyclic model system, 1,8-distyrylanthracene (6) is described. The crystal structure of 4 reveals the configuration of the double bonds and the conformation of the macrocycle. Related findings come from the 1H-NMR spectroscopic characterization of 4 and 6 in solution. The spin density distribution of the radical anions 4−· and 6−· is interpretet in terms of the singly occupied molecular orbital and of the prevailing geometry. In contrast to 4, compund 6 proves to be an efficient electron acceptor since it can even be reduced to a tetraanion salt. The complete redox sequence is characterized by NMR and ESR spectrosc…