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Contents list for Chemical Communications, issue 7, 2010
Front cover
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 993
DOI: 10.1039/c001028f
Contents
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 995
DOI: 10.1039/c001029b
Feature Article
The hydride route to the preparation of dinitrogen complexes
Joachim Ballmann, Rui F. Munhá and Michael D. Fryzuk,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1013
DOI: 10.1039/b922853e
Direct reaction of N2 with transition metal hydride complexes represents an appealing approach to the preparation of dinitrogen derivatives, which could provide access to new processes to functionalise this important small molecule.
Communications
Lewis acid mediated P–P bond hydrogenation and hydrosilylation
Stephen J. Geier and Douglas W. Stephan,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1026
DOI: 10.1039/b925126j
The reaction of H2, R3SiH or R2SiH2 with P5Ph5 in the presence of stoichiometric B(C6F5)3 results in excellent yields of the corresponding phosphine or silylphosphine–borane adducts.
Highly efficient regulation of cation recognition and promotion of self-assembly by metalation of a macrocyclic bis(N2O2) ligand with nickel(II)
Shigehisa Akine, Fumihiko Utsuno and Tatsuya Nabeshima,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1029
DOI: 10.1039/b915722k
Metalation of a bis(N2O2) macrocyclic ligand 1 with nickel(II) acetate afforded a dinuclear metallohost 2, resulting in a significant enhancement of recognition ability of alkali metal ions and the promotion of self-aggregation.
Polymerization of racemic 
-butyrolactone using supported catalysts: a simple access to isotactic polymers
Noureddine Ajellal, Guillaume Durieux, Laurent Delevoye, Grégory Tricot, Christophe Dujardin, Christophe M. Thomas and Régis M. Gauvin,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1032
DOI: 10.1039/b923546a
Grafting of [Ln(BH4)3(THF)3] (Ln = La, Nd) onto silica dehydroxylated at 700 °C affords materials containing isolated, well-identified bis(borohydride) surface species. The neodymium-decorated silica converts the -butyrolactone monomer into highly isotactic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate).
Highly regio- and stereoselective intermolecular tandem reaction to synthesize chloro-substituted 1,3-butadienes
Jing-Mei Huang, Yi Dong, Xu-Xiao Wang and Hui-Chao Luo,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1035
DOI: 10.1039/b923464k
A palladium catalyzed highly regio- and stereoselective intermolecular tandem reaction of alkynes, CuCl2 and alkenes by a sequence of chloropalladation/Heck reaction to produce chloro-substituted 1,3-dienes is achieved.
Hydrodeoxygenation and coupling of aqueous phenolics over bifunctional zeolite-supported metal catalysts
Do-Young Hong, Stephen J. Miller, Pradeep K. Agrawal and Christopher W. Jones,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1038
DOI: 10.1039/b918209h
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A bifunctional zeolite-supported metal catalyst successfully hydrogenates and couples phenol in a fixed-bed configuration.
Diazabutadiene complexes of selenium as Se2+ transfer reagents
Jason L. Dutton, Taylor L. Battista, Michael J. Sgro and Paul J. Ragogna,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1041
DOI: 10.1039/b917841d
Alkyl and aryl substituted diazabutadiene ligands are shown to support a highly electrophilic 
Se2+
synthon, which can be utilized in ligand exchange reactions to generate Se centred dicationic coordination complexes.
A calixarene dendron with surface congestion at the first generation
Hitos Galán, M. Teresa Murillo, Roberto Quesada, Eduardo C. Escudero-Adán, Jordi Benet-Buchholz, Pilar Prados and Javier de Mendoza,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1044
DOI: 10.1039/b921465h
The X-ray structure of a dendrimeric receptor based on calixarenes showed a packed periphery in the first generation. The presence of urea groups as linkers between the calix[4]arene core and the calix[6]arene dendrons makes it a good model as an endo-receptor.
In situ crystal growth of nanoporous zincophosphate observed by atomic force microscopy
Mark A. Holden, Pablo Cubillas and Michael W. Anderson,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1047
DOI: 10.1039/b922257j
Crystal growth of the {100} face of sodalite zincophosphate is monitored by AFM. A spiral growth mechanism is observed with an interlaced pattern created by anisotropic growth of sub-steps. Terrace height is related to the SOD structure and anisotropic growth related to condensation rates of Zn versus P.
Unusual reactivities of N-heterocyclic carbenes upon coordination to the platinum(II)–dimethyl moiety
George C. Fortman, Natalie M. Scott, Anthony Linden, Edwin D. Stevens, Reto Dorta and Steven P. Nolan,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1050
DOI: 10.1039/b920482b
Unsaturated NHCs of varying steric bulk undergo a series of unusual oxidative addition and reductive elimination processes upon binding to the Pt(Me)2 fragment.
Self-assembly of looped triple-stranded helicates
José Vicente, Juan Gil-Rubio, Natalia Barquero, Verónica Cámara and Norberto Masciocchi,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1053
DOI: 10.1039/b921279e Enhanced HTML article available
The reaction of the organogold metallaligand [(AuC
Cbpyl)2(
-Ph2P(CH2)4PPh2)] (bpyl = 2,2
-bipyridin-5-yl) with Fe2+ or Zn2+ ions gave helicates where the three ligand strands adopt a unique looped geometry.
Chemical reduction of a diimide based porous polymer for selective uptake of carbon dioxide versus methane
Omar K. Farha, Youn-Sang Bae, Brad G. Hauser, Alexander M. Spokoyny, Randall Q. Snurr, Chad A. Mirkin and Joseph T. Hupp,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1056
DOI: 10.1039/b922554d
A diimide based porous organic polymer (POP) post-synthetically reduced with lithium metal demonstrates a drastic increase in selectivity for carbon dioxide over methane.
Rh(I)-catalyzed intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of 1-ene-, 1-yne- and 1-allene-vinylcyclopropanes
Lei Jiao, Mu Lin and Zhi-Xiang Yu,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1059
DOI: 10.1039/b922417c
New Rh(I)-catalyzed intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of 1-ene-, 1-yne and 1-allene-vinylcyclopropanes have been developed, affording an efficient and versatile synthesis of cyclopentane- and cyclopentene-embedded bicyclic structures.
A hydrogen bonding motif for forming extended assemblies
Jiahui Zhang, Xiangxiang Wu, Kazuhiro Yamato, Futao Liu, Tianyi Su, Chong Zheng, Lan He and Bing Gong,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1062
DOI: 10.1039/b924008j
Oligoamide strands containing tertiary amide groups were found to share a basic structural motif that promotes the formation of H-bonded, chain- or tape-like supramolecular assemblies.
Preparation of a tetraphenylethylene-based emitter: Synthesis, structure and optoelectronic properties of tetrakis(pentaphenylphenyl)ethylene
Vijay S. Vyas and Rajendra Rathore,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1065
DOI: 10.1039/b923915d
Tetrakis(pentaphenylphenyl)ethylene allows a non-emissive tetraphenylethylene core to turn into an emitter because of the steric bulk of the four large hexaphenylbenzene propellers which hamper 
C–Ph and CC bond rotations.
Microwave-assisted slipping synthesis of fluorescent squaraine rotaxane probe for bacterial imaging
Jung-Jae Lee, Alexander G. White, Jeffrey M. Baumes and Bradley D. Smith,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1068
DOI: 10.1039/b924350j
Microwave heating accelerates quantitative squaraine rotaxane formation by slipping and facilitates production of a bacterial imaging probe with zinc dipicolylamine targeting ligands.
Solid-state materials for anion sensing in aqueous solution: highly selective colorimetric and luminescence-based detection of perchlorate using a platinum(II) salt
Stephen D. Taylor, Whitney Howard, Necati Kaval, Robert Hart, Jeanette A. Krause and William B. Connick,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1070
DOI: 10.1039/b923278h
A platinum(II) salt changes from yellow to red and becomes intensely luminescent upon exposure to aqueous ClO4-, suggesting a new strategy for anion detection.
Boronic acid-modified DNA that changes fluorescent properties upon carbohydrate binding
Xiaochuan Yang, Chaofeng Dai, Angie Dayan Calderon Molina and Binghe Wang,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1073
DOI: 10.1039/b921163b
A long wavelength boronic acid-modified TTP (NB-TTP) has been synthesized and enzymatically incorporated into DNA. Such DNA shows intrinsic fluorescent changes upon carbohydrate addition.
A complementary guest induced morphology transition in a two-component multiple H-bonding self-assembly
Tsuyoshi Tazawa, Shiki Yagai, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura and Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1076
DOI: 10.1039/b921959e Enhanced HTML article available
A melamine-capped oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) (OPV) dimer self-assembles in methylcyclohexane to form flexible nanofibers, which are transformed into rigid nanostrips upon adding cyanurates and reconverted to nanofibers upon adding a m-xylylene-linked bismelamine.
A fluorescent and colorimetric probe specific for palladium detection
Honglin Li, Jiangli Fan, Jianjun Du, Kexin Guo, Shiguo Sun, Xiaojian Liu and Xiaojun Peng,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1079
DOI: 10.1039/b916915f
A selective and sensitive Pd probe is described with fluorometric and colorimetric responses towards both Pd2+ ions and Pd0-complexes. The fluorescence quenching effect of Pd2+ (open-shell) is inhibited by reduction to Pd0 (closed-shell).
Efficient fixation of atmospheric CO2 as carbonate in a capsule of a neutral receptor and its release under mild conditions
I. Ravikumar and Pradyut Ghosh,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1082
DOI: 10.1039/b915661e
Efficient fixation of aerial carbon dioxide as carbonate by a simple tripodal urea receptor is demonstrated by crystallizing the carbonate encapsulated molecular capsule in almost quantitative yield, followed by regeneration of free receptor from the capsule under mild conditions.
An ATP fluorescent chemosensor based on a Zn(II)-complexed dipicolylamine receptor coupled with a naphthalimide chromophore
Artur J. Moro, Piotr J. Cywinski, Susanne Körsten and Gerhard J. Mohr,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1085
DOI: 10.1039/b919661g
The synthesis of a new fluorescent chemosensor for ATP based on a naphthalimide chromophore is described and full characterization of its optical and sensing properties was performed.
Rigid dendritic gelators based on oligocarbazoles
Xinchun Yang, Ran Lu, Fangyuan Gai, Pengchong Xue and Yong Zhan,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1088
DOI: 10.1039/b918986f
The first rigid dendritic gel based on the second generation of oligocarbazole was achieved under ultrasound, and two-component gel was formed from the first generation of dendron assisted by 1,6-diaminohexane.
Thermally induced micelle to vesicle morphology transition for a charged chain end diblock copolymer
Adam O. Moughton and Rachel K. O
Reilly,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1091
DOI: 10.1039/b922289h Enhanced HTML article available
A quaternary amine end functionalised diblock copolymer has been synthesised using RAFT polymerisation and shown to undergo a thermally induced morphology transition from micelles to vesicles, as evidenced by light scattering and electron microscopy studies.
Atomic resolution duplex structure of the simplified nucleic acid GNA
Mark K. Schlegel, Lars-Oliver Essen and Eric Meggers,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1094
DOI: 10.1039/b916851f
Double helix variations of glycol nucleic acids (GNA) are revealed by the atomic resolution crystal structure of a 6mer GNA duplex containing solely Watson–Crick type hydrogen-bonded base pairs.
In situ spectroscopic detection of SMSI effect in a Ni/CeO2 system: hydrogen-induced burial and dig out of metallic nickel
Alfonso Caballero, Juan P. Holgado, Victor M. Gonzalez-delaCruz, Susan E. Habas, Tirma Herranz and Miquel Salmeron,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1097
DOI: 10.1039/b920803h
Ambient pressure photoemission spectroscopy has shown how by hydrogen treatment, the nickel particles are buried in the ceria support. A subsequent evacuation treatment promotes the digging out of the metallic particles.
A rutile-type porous zinc(II)-phosphonocarboxylate framework: local proton transfer and size-selected catalysis
Teng-Biao Liao, Yun Ling, Zhen-Xia Chen, Ya-Ming Zhou and Lin-Hong Weng,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1100
DOI: 10.1039/b917987a
The layered-solvothermal synthesis of zinc acetate dihydrate with 5-phosphonobenzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid yields a three-dimensional rutile-type porous MOF, which is an anionic open-framework containing local proton transfer and showing excellent size-selective properties.
Clean synthesis of triarylamines: Buchwald–Hartwig reaction in water with amphiphilic resin-supported palladium complexes
Yoshinori Hirai and Yasuhiro Uozumi,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1103
DOI: 10.1039/b918424d
Catalytic aromatic amination was achieved in water under heterogeneous conditions to provide a green and clean (metal-uncontaminated) protocol for the preparation of triarylamines.
Superior stability and high capacity of restacked molybdenum disulfide as anode material for lithium ion batteries
Guodong Du, Zaiping Guo, Shiquan Wang, Rong Zeng, Zhixin Chen and Huakun Liu,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1106
DOI: 10.1039/b920277c Enhanced HTML article available
Restacked MoS2 with enlarged c lattice parameter and surface area was prepared by exfoliation and restacking process, exhibiting high reversible lithium storage capacity and superior rate capability as anode material for lithium ion batteries.
Room temperature aldol reactions using magnetic Fe3O4@Fe(OH)3 composite microspheres in hydrogen bond catalysis
Fang Niu, Long Zhang, San-Zhong Luo and Wei-Guo Song,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1109
DOI: 10.1039/b920009f
Fe3O4@Fe(OH)3 composite microspheres are highly active, environmentally friendly and easy to recycle catalysts for aldol reactions, which are catalyzed by a solid–liquid interfacial hydrogen bond catalyst at room temperature.
Reduction of graphene oxide viaL-ascorbic acid
Jiali Zhang, Haijun Yang, Guangxia Shen, Ping Cheng, Jingyan Zhang and Shouwu Guo,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1112
DOI: 10.1039/b917705a
Individual graphene oxide sheets can be readily reduced under a mild condition using L-ascorbic acid.
Integrating enzymatic and acid catalysis to convert glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
Renliang Huang, Wei Qi, Rongxin Su and Zhimin He,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1115
DOI: 10.1039/b921306f
A convenient and cost-efficient method featuring the integration of enzymatic and acid catalysis has been developed for the selective conversion of glucose into HMF, which provides a new strategy for HMF production from glucose.
Small molecule probes that target Abl kinase
Karunakaran A. Kalesh, Derek S. B. Sim, Jigang Wang, Kai Liu, Qingsong Lin and Shao Q. Yao,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1118
DOI: 10.1039/b919888a
Two different strategies, namely a dialdehyde-based cross-linking and photo-affinity labeling, have been developed to generate small molecule activity-based probes (ABPs) for the Abelson (Abl) tyrosine kinase, of which probe 13 (an AfBP) showed specific labeling of Abl kinase present in a crude mammalian proteome.
Microscale hexagonal rods of a charge-assisted second-sphere coordination compound [Co(DABP)3][Fe(CN)6]
Fuyu Zhuge, Biao Wu, Jin Yang, Christoph Janiak, Ning Tang and Xiao-Juan Yang,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1121
DOI: 10.1039/b914216a
A second-sphere complex [Co(DABP)3][Fe(CN)6] (1) (DABP = 5,5-diamino-2,2-bipyridine) is constructed from [Co(DABP)3]3+ and [Fe(CN)6]3- through charge-assisted N–H(NH2)
N(CN) hydrogen bonds.
Tailored adsorption of His6-tagged protein onto nickel(II)–cyclam grafted mesoporous silica
Darragh A. Gaffney, Sarah ONeill, Mary C. OLoughlin, Ulf Hanefeld, Jakki C. Cooney and Edmond Magner,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1124
DOI: 10.1039/b915169a
The specific immobilisation of a histidine-tagged protein, Spi, onto mono-anchored nickel(II)–cyclam functionalised SBA-15 is reported.
A mild, catalytic and efficient Nazarov cyclization mediated by phosphomolybdic acid
Kaliyappan Murugan, Sankareswaran Srimurugan and Chinpiao Chen,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1127
DOI: 10.1039/b918137g
A mild, selective and efficient Nazarov cyclization of divinyl ketones catalyzed by phosphomolybdic acid is described. PMA supported on silica gel is more efficient than the bulk catalyst and is recycled up to three times without significant activity loss.
Hydrolysis of 2-phenylazophenyltellurium trihalides: isolation of an unprecedented homometallic, discrete heptanuclear organotellurium oxide cluster
Kriti Srivastava, Sagar Sharma, Harkesh B. Singh, Udai P. Singh and Ray J. Butcher,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1130
DOI: 10.1039/b921785a
Alkaline hydrolysis of (2-phenylazophenyl)tellurium trihalides gave an intramolecularly stabilized homometallic, heptanuclear organotellurium oxide cluster R6Te7O11 (4) in good yield.
Prussian blue microcrystals prepared by selective etching and their conversion to mesoporous magnetic iron(III) oxides
Ming Hu, Ji-Sen Jiang and Yi Zeng,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1133
DOI: 10.1039/b917702g
Prussian blue microcrystals with an elongated cubelike morphology have been prepared by selective etching. After thermal decomposition, PB microcrystals could be transformed into magnetic mesoporous iron(III) oxides.
Thermal reaction of a ruthenium bis(silyl) complex having a lutidine-based Si,N,Si ligand: formation of a -silyl(-silylene) diruthenium complex involving a 3c–2e Ru–Si–C interaction
Takashi Komuro and Hiromi Tobita,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1136
DOI: 10.1039/b915395k
Heating of a ruthenium complex having a lutidine-based bis(silyl) ligand led to a -silyl(-silylene) dinuclear ruthenium complex, which involves an unprecedented 3c–2e Ru–Si–C interaction.
o-Carborane-assisted Lewis acidity enhancement of triarylboranes
Jung Oh Huh, Hyungjun Kim, Kang Mun Lee, Yoon Sup Lee, Youngkyu Do and Min Hyung Lee,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1138
DOI: 10.1039/b918263b
The introduction of an o-carborane cage into the triarylborane significantly enhances the Lewis acidity of the boron atom leading to large increase in fluoride ion affinity.
Enzymatically degradable heparin-polyethylene glycol gels with controlled mechanical properties
Mikhail V. Tsurkan, Kandice R. Levental, Uwe Freudenberg and Carsten Werner,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1141
DOI: 10.1039/b921616b
A new class of biodegradable materials was prepared by combining polyethylene glycol, heparin, and a matrix metalloproteinase-cleavable peptide into a well-defined hydrogel network which mimics native extracellular matrices in its ability to provide mechanical support and chemical signals as well as elicit a dynamic reciprocal response.
Signal amplification via cation exchange reaction: an example in the ratiometric fluorescence probe for ultrasensitive and selective sensing of Cu(II)
Meng Liu, Huimin Zhao, Xie Quan, Shuo Chen and Hongtao Yu,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1144
DOI: 10.1039/b918646h
A novel ratiometric fluorescent sensor is based on luminescent CdTe nanorods and metal-bound dyes Calcein Blue, which provided ultrasensitive and highly selective detection of Cu(II) through cation-exchange reaction.
Light-responsive reversible solvation and precipitation of gold nanoparticles
Corinna Raimondo, Federica Reinders, Umut Soydaner, Marcel Mayor and Paolo Samorì,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1147
DOI: 10.1039/b915491d
Photo-irradiation with visible and UV light can be used to reversibly trigger the precipitation and solvation, in organic media, of Au nanoparticles coated with a rigid-rod type azobenzene.
A dynamic covalent polymer driven by disulfide metathesis under photoirradiation
Hideyuki Otsuka, Shinsuke Nagano, Yasuharu Kobashi, Takeshi Maeda and Atsushi Takahara,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1150
DOI: 10.1039/b916128g
A disulfide-containing polyester indicates a dynamic nature in a bulk state based on a disulfide metathesis reaction driven by photoirradiation.
Scanning tunneling microscopy study of one-dimensional o-phthalaldehyde chain reactions on the Si(100)-2 × 1:H surface
Michael A. Walsh and Mark C. Hersam,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1153
DOI: 10.1039/b917502d
Scanning tunneling microscopy reveals multiple binding configurations for o-phthalaldehyde (OP) molecules on the Si(100)-2 × 1:H surface, including evidence for a chain reaction in which OP molecules bind to the surface via two covalent bonds.
Crystal structure of thioflavin-T and its binding to amyloid fibrils: insights at the molecular level
Cristina Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Albert Rimola, Luis Rodríguez-Santiago, Piero Ugliengo, Ángel Álvarez-Larena, Hugo Gutiérrez-de-Terán, Mariona Sodupe and Pilar González-Duarte,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1156
DOI: 10.1039/b912396b
The binding interaction between thioflavin-T and A1–42 fibrils discloses strategies for the design of new dyes to bind amyloid fibrils more specifically.
Stop-and-go, stepwise and ligand-free nucleation, nanocrystal growth and formation of Au-NPs in ionic liquids (ILs)
Engelbert Redel, Michael Walter, Ralf Thomann, Laith Hussein, Michael Krüger and Christoph Janiak,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1159
DOI: 10.1039/b921744d
Gold nanoparticle (Au-NP) growth in ILs can be stopped and resumed reproducibly at different colors and sizes. DFT calculations support the IL behavior through the order of Au-NP stabilization: H2O < IL anion, e.g. BF4-
PH3 < citrate < Cl-.
Local photoelectric conversion properties of titanyl-phthalocyanine (TiOPc) coated aligned ZnO nanorods
Liping Heng, Dongliang Tian, Long Chen, Junxin Su, Jin Zhai, Dong Han and Lei Jiang,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1162
DOI: 10.1039/b916026d
The electrical pathway for collection of charge carriers generated in a TiOPc/ZnO nanorod is visualized by using photoconductive AFM, providing theoretical guidance for preparing high efficiency solar cells.
Enhanced catalytic reduction of oxygen at tantalum deposited platinum electrode
Begum Nadira Ferdousi, Md. Mominul Islam, Takeyoshi Okajima, Lanqun Mao and Takeo Ohsaka,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1165
DOI: 10.1039/b916826e
A tantalum (Ta) deposited platinum (Ta/Pt) electrode that shows an enhanced catalysis in four-electron oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) over the bare Pt electrode was fabricated via a galvanostatic deposition of Ta from propylene carbonate solution containing lithium perchlorate electrolyte.
Poly(cyclopenta[c]selenophene): a new polyselenophene
Soumyajit Das and Sanjio S. Zade,
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1168
DOI: 10.1039/b915826j
Cyclopenta[c]selenophene-(CH2OMe)2 has been synthesized by a new synthetic approach and successfully electrochemically polymerized. PCPS showed well-defined spectroelectrochemistry, a low band gap and good stability in the oxidized state. Calculations predicted a planar structure for PCPS.
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DOI: 10.1039/c001030h
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