5, 5'-Bis (methylthio)-2, 2'-bithiophene: A Potential Cathode Electroactive Material for Energy Storage Devices

JC Henderson, Y Kiya, GR Hutchison…

Index: Kiya, Yasuyuki; Henderson, Jay C.; Hutchison, Geoffrey R.; Abruna, Hector D. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2007 , vol. 17, # 41 p. 4366 - 4376

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Abstract

We present a study of the electrochemical properties of a set of oligothiophenes including 2, 5-bis (methylthio) thiophene (BMTT), its derivatives, and 5, 5'-bis (methylthio)-2, 2'- bithiophene (BMTbT). BMTbT, which possesses an α-coupled bithiophene capped with methylthio groups, exhibited two one-electron reversible processes at 3.8 and 4.0 V vs Li/Li+, respectively, while BMTT exhibited only one reversible process. The chemically ...