Synthesis and properties of 1,3-dithiole[6]dendralene analogs with two thiophene spacers inserted

Abstract

Abstract Derivatives of a 1,3-dithiole[6]dendralene analog with two thiophene spacers inserted (2) have been successfully synthesized. Cyclic voltammetry and spectroelectrochemistry revealed that their redox behavior, based on the distribution of the positive charges, differed depending on the position and the electronic effect of substituents on the 1,3-dithiole rings.