Modulation of the electronic properties of 3π-2spiro compounds derived from bridged oligophenylenes: a structure-property relationship
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Cyril Poriel1, Joëlle Rault-Berthelot, Damien Thirion
1Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, Equipe Matière Condensée et Systèmes Electroactifs, Université de Rennes 1 - CNRS UMR 6226, Campus de Beaulieu, Bat 10C, Avenue du Général Leclerc, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France. cyril.poriel@univ-rennes1.fr
Abstract:
3π-2spiro compounds are constituted of three π-systems linked through two shared spiro carbons leading to a three-dimensional architecture. The modulation of the electronic properties of such molecular systems can be achieved through the modification and/or substitution of their different π-systems and by the modification of their geometry. The present work is focused on the tuning of the electrochemical properties of a wide range of 3π-2spiro compounds based on fluorenyl, xanthenyl, 2,7-disubstituted fluorenyl, 1,2-b- or 2,1-a-indenofluorenyl, and pentaphenylenyl fragments with a main emphasis on the localization of the successive electron transfers. A detailed structure-property relationship study of interest for the organic electronics scientific community is then drawn.
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