Synthesis of an end-capped sexithiophene bearing fused tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) units

Kanibolotsky, Alexander L. and Kanibolotskaya, Lyudmila and Gordeyev, Sergey and Skabara, Peter and McCulloch, Iain and Berridge, Rory and Lohr, Jan E. and Marchioni, Filippo and Wudl, Fred (2007) Synthesis of an end-capped sexithiophene bearing fused tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) units. Organic Letters, 9 (8). pp. 1601-1604. ISSN 1523-7060 (https://doi.org/10.1021/ol070366h)

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Abstract

We report the synthesis of a novel end-capped sexithiophene derivative bearing two pendent, fused tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) units linked to the main chain through 1,4-dithiin heterocycles. Cyclic voltammetry and absorption spectroscopy are used to investigate the electronic properties of this hybrid electroactive material. The oligomer has a band gap of 2.1 eV, and the material can be oxidized through the sexithiophene and TTF units simultaneously.