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Accessing Valuable Ligand Supports for Transition Metals: A Modified, Intermediate Scale Preparation of 1,2,3,4,5-Pentamethylcyclopentadiene
Published on: March 20, 2017
Ion-Pairing Assemblies Based on Pentacyano-Substituted Cyclopentadienide as a π-Electronic Anion
Yuya Bando1, Yohei Haketa1, Tsuneaki Sakurai2
1Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Life Sciences and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, 525-8577, Japan.
Abstract:
Pentacyanocyclopentadienide (PCCp(-) ), a stable π-electronic anion, provided various ion-pairing assemblies in combination with various cations. PCCp(-) -based assemblies exist as single crystals and mesophases owing to interionic interactions with π-electronic and aliphatic cations with a variety of geometries, substituents, and electronic structures. Single-crystal X-ray analysis revealed that PCCp(-) formed cation-dependent arrangements with contributions from charge-by-charge and charge-segregated assembly modes for ion pairs with π-electronic and aliphatic cations, respectively. Furthermore, some aliphatic cations gave dimension-controlled organized structures with PCCp(-) , as observed in the mesophases, for which synchrotron XRD analysis suggested the formation of charge-segregated modes. Noncontact evaluation of conductivity for (C12 H25 )3 MeN(+) ⋅PCCp(-) films revealed potential hole-transporting properties, yielding a local-scale hole mobility of 0.4 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) at semiconductor-insulator interfaces.
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