DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03508e ISSN:

Synthesis of penta- and hexa(3,4-thienylene): size-dependent structural properties of cyclic oligothiophenes

Mai Nagase, Sachiko Nakano, Yasutomo Segawa
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • General Chemistry
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Catalysis

Penta- and hexa(3,4-thienylene)s were synthesized and their nonplanar macrocyclic structures were determined by X-ray crystallography. NMR spectroscopy and theoretical calculation revealed size-dependent isomerization behavior.

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