Back to Search
Start Over
Synthesis, electropolymerization, and electrochromic performances of two novel tetrathiafulvalene–thiophene assemblies
- Source :
- e-Polymers, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 382-392 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- De Gruyter, 2020.
-
Abstract
- 6,7-Bis(hexylthio)-2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)thio]-3-methylthio-tetrathiafulvalene (TTF-2) is coupled with thiophene-3-carboxylic acid and thiophene-3,4-dicarboxylic acid by Steglich esterification, respectively, to afford 2-((4′,5′-bis(hexylthio)-5-(methylthio)-[2,2′-bi(1,3-dithiolylidene)]-4-yl)thio)ethyl thiophene-3-carboxylate (TTF-Th) and bis(2-((4′,5′-bis(hexylthio)-5-(methylthio)-[2,2′-bi(1,3-dithiolylidene)]-4-yl)thio)ethyl)thiophene-3,4-di-carboxylate (DTTF-Th). Their structures were characterized by ESI-MS, 1H NMR, and elemental analysis. Electropolymerization of TTF-Th and DTTF-Th was conducted with 0.1 M n-Bu4NPF6. The results indicated that both assemblies could rapidly form polymers via electrochemical deposition. In addition, their electrochromic performances illustrated that the color of P(TTF-Th) could switch from orange-yellow to dark blue, while P(DTTF-Th) changed its color from orange in the neutral state to dark blue in the oxidation state. Moreover, the electrochromic performances of P(DTTF-Th) were better than P(TTF-Th) due to the introduction of one extra TTF unit.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16187229
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- e-Polymers
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.19f26af59cbe432db0712d1c279cf0a3
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/epoly-2020-0044