Tetrahedron

Redox responsive molecular tweezers with tetrathiafulvalene units: synthesis, electrochemistry, and binding properties

M Skibiński, R Gómez, E Lork, VA Azov

Index: Skibinski, Maciej; Gomez, Rafael; Lork, Enno; Azov, Vladimir A. Tetrahedron, 2009 , vol. 65, # 50 p. 10348 - 10354

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Abstract

Several new molecular tweezers with tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) arms as well as mono-TTF derivatives bearing 3, 5-di-tert-butylbenzylthio groups to provide enhanced solubility were prepared starting from a bis-cyanoethyl-protected tetrathiafulvalene derivative. The X-ray crystallographic analysis of 3 and 7a showed highly distorted TTF groups and absence of close TTF–TTF contacts in the crystalline state. Comparative cyclic voltammetry (CV) ...