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π conjugation across the tetrathiafulvalene core: Synthesis of extended tetrathiafulvalene derivatives and theoretical analysis of their unusual electrochemical properties
Alain GorguesRaquel AndreuJesús OrdunaNajoua Terkia-derdraAmédée RiouMarc SalléJean-françois FavardEric LevillainRosendo Pou-amérigoRafael ViruelaEnrique OrtíJavier GarínBouchta Sahraouisubject
Pi systemOrganic ChemistryInorganic chemistryNonlinear opticsGeneral ChemistryConjugated systemElectrochemistryCatalysischemistry.chemical_compoundCrystallographychemistryAb initio quantum chemistry methodsMoleculeCyclic voltammetryTetrathiafulvalenedescription
A series of extended tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) derivatives bearing one or two 1,4-dithiafulven-6-yl substitutents has been prepared. The new compounds present remarkable electrochemical singularities compared with other TTF derivatives, which are strongly affected by the nature of the substitution on the lateral heterocycle(s). This unusual electrochemical behaviour follows a square-scheme sequence and is attributed to structural changes upon oxidation of the pi-donating molecules. Digital simulations of the electrochemical data have been used to reach the values of the kinetic and thermodynamic constants involved in the square scheme. Theoretical calculations establish an important contribution of a highly delocalised resonant form involving a tetravalent sulphur in oxidised species, which could justify the occurrence of an electrochemical behaviour distinct from that of TTF. Finally, third-order susceptibilities chi 3 of two of these systems, for which electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents coexist and are conjugated through the TTF pi system, are given.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-04-03 |