Abstract
The long C-C bonds (1.614(2)-1.630(2) Å) in newly prepared title donors 2-6 are cleaved upon two-electron oxidation to afford the bond-dissociated dicationic dyes 2 2+-6 2+, whose electron affinities are stronger than the corresponding biphenyl-2,2′-diyl dications 1 2+ due to the spatial proximity of two xanthenylium units. Not only UV-vis but also fluorescence spectra changed drastically upon electrolysis since only colorless neutral donors are fluorescent.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8563-8567 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 46 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 8 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry