Synthesis and characterization of the cyanobenzene-ethylenedithio-TTF donor

• Sandrina Oliveira,
• Dulce Belo,
• Isabel C. Santos,
• Sandra Rabaça and
• Manuel Almeida

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 951–956, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.106

• voltammetry, NMR, UV-visible and IR spectroscopy. Keywords: cross-coupling; cyanobenzene; cyclic voltammetry; dissymmetric tetrathiafulvalene; electro-active donors; Introduction The tetrathiafulvalene molecule (TTF) and its many derivatives, due to its unique π-donor properties, have been at the basis of