Issue 24, 2017

Redox-dependent properties of DTF-endcapped π-oligomers

Abstract

A π-conjugated p-phenylene ethynylene oligomer with redox-active dithiafulvenyl (DTF) groups appended at its two terminal positions was subjected to density functional theory (DFT) calculations and various experimental characterizations using UV-Vis absorption, cyclic voltammetry, and Raman spectroscopy. Collectively, the theoretical and experimental results establish a comprehensive understanding of the structural and electronic properties of the bis(DTF)-functionalized π-oligomer in its neutral and oxidized states. Furthermore, the supramolecular self-assembling properties of this π-oligomer on the surfaces of mica and highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) were investigated by atomic force microscopic (AFM) imaging, and the results show that the surface assemblies of the bis(DTF)-oligomer vary significantly in different redox states.

Graphical abstract: Redox-dependent properties of DTF-endcapped π-oligomers

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Sep 2017
Accepted
09 Nov 2017
First published
10 Nov 2017

New J. Chem., 2017,41, 15251-15259

Redox-dependent properties of DTF-endcapped π-oligomers

S. Mehrani, K. Mulla, M. A. Johnson, E. F. Merschrod S. and Y. Zhao, New J. Chem., 2017, 41, 15251 DOI: 10.1039/C7NJ03473C

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