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Exploring Redox States, Doping and Ordering of Electroactive Star-Shaped Oligo(aniline)s.

ABSTRACT: We have prepared a simple star-shaped oligo(aniline) (TDPB) and characterised it in detail by MALDI-TOF MS, UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy, time-dependent DFT, cyclic voltammetry and EPR spectroscopy. TDPB is part of an underdeveloped class of ?-conjugated molecules with great potential for organic electronics, display and sensor applications. It is redox active and reacts with acids to form radical cations. Acid-doped TDPB shows behaviour similar to discotic liquid crystals, with X-ray scattering investigations revealing columnar self-assembled arrays. The combination of unpaired electrons and supramolecular stacking suggests that star-shaped oligo(aniline)s like TDPB have the potential to form conducting nanowires and organic magnetic materials.

SUBMITTER: Mills BM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5129507 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Exploring Redox States, Doping and Ordering of Electroactive Star-Shaped Oligo(aniline)s.

Mills Benjamin M BM Fey Natalie N Marszalek Tomasz T Pisula Wojciech W Rannou Patrice P Faul Charl F J CF

Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) 20161010 47

We have prepared a simple star-shaped oligo(aniline) (TDPB) and characterised it in detail by MALDI-TOF MS, UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy, time-dependent DFT, cyclic voltammetry and EPR spectroscopy. TDPB is part of an underdeveloped class of π-conjugated molecules with great potential for organic electronics, display and sensor applications. It is redox active and reacts with acids to form radical cations. Acid-doped TDPB shows behaviour similar to discotic liquid crystals, with X-ray scattering inve ...[more]

PMID: 27723154

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