Dibenzotetrathiafulvalenes inserted with cycloalkanes and their tricyclic valence isomers: reversible C–C bond making/breaking upon electron transfer

Abstract

The title TTF derivatives and their tricyclic valence isomers afford the same bicyclic dications upon two-electron oxidation, and the resulting dications regenerate either one or the other of the two isomers selectively upon reduction.

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