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  • Materials Science
  • Solid-State Physics

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  • Host-guest complexes offer tunable electronic properties.
  • Achieving controlled electron delocalization in solids is crucial for advanced devices.
  • Mixed-valence systems are key to understanding electron distribution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report a novel mixed-valence crystal superstructure.
  • To investigate the electron distribution within a host-guest complex.
  • To explore supramolecular strategies for long-range electron delocalization.

Main Methods:

  • Single-crystal X-ray crystallography to determine superstructure.
  • Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy for electron delocalization.
  • Quantum chemistry calculations for theoretical validation.

Main Results:

  • An unprecedented 2:1 host-guest complex [MV⊂(CBPQT)2]2/3+ was synthesized.
  • A body-centered cubic superstructure [MV⊂(CBPQT)2]3·(PF6)2 was characterized.
  • Evidence of statistically distributed electrons and long-range delocalization was obtained.

Conclusions:

  • The study demonstrates a new supramolecular strategy for creating mixed-valence states.
  • Precise tuning of redox states in host-guest systems is achievable.
  • This approach holds promise for developing solid-state devices with enhanced electron delocalization.