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A straightforward electroactive π-extended tetrathiafulvalene (exTTF) building block
Molina-Ontoria, Agustin,Garcia, Raul,Gouloumis, Andreas,Giacalone, Francesco,Torres, M. Rosario,Martin, Nazario
, p. 3581 - 3586 (2012)
The synthesis and X-ray structure of a new and readily available exTTF derivative (6) bearing a methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide moiety as a new building block for the construction of electroactive molecules is reported. The phosphonium salt 6, which was prepared in one step from 2-hydroxymethyl-exTTF as a stable yellow solid in 84% yield, efficiently undergoes Wittig olefination reactions with a variety of aldehydes to predominantly form the E isomer. Electronic spectra and cyclic voltammetry of the novel compounds reveal the electronic communication between the electroactive units.