Synthesis of 2-Azulenyltetrathiafulvalenes by Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of 2-Chloroazulenes with Tetrathiafulvalene and Their Optical and Electrochemical Properties

Taku Shoji, Takanori Araki, Shuhei Sugiyama, Akira Ohta, Ryuta Sekiguchi, Shunji Ito, Tetsuo Okujima, Kozo Toyota

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Abstract

Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) derivatives with 2-azulenyl substituents 5-11 were prepared by the palladium-catalyzed direct arylation reaction of 2-chloroazulenes with TTF in good yield. Photophysical properties of these compounds were investigated by UV-vis spectroscopy and theoretical calculations. Redox behavior of the novel azulene-substituted TTFs was examined by using cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry, which revealed their multistep electrochemical oxidation and/or reduction properties. Moreover, these TTF derivatives showed significant spectral change in the visible region under the redox conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1657-1665
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume82
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Feb 3

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