Synthesis and redox behavior of new ferrocene- π-extended- dithiafulvalenes: An approach for anticipated organic conductors

• Abdelwareth A. O. Sarhan,
• Omar F. Mohammed and
• Taeko Izumi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 6, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.6

• )ferrocenes 8, 10 and 11 exhibited two and three oxidation waves associated with two reduction waves. Keywords: cyclic voltammetry; charge-transfer (CT) complexes; diacylferrocenes; electrochemical properties; ferrocene-π-extended-dithiafulvalenes [bis(1,3-DTF)Fc’s]; organic conductors; Introduction

• In conclusion, a number of 1,1′-substituted diacylferrocenes 5a–e were synthesized by Friedel–Crafts reaction. Their structures were confirmed by spectral analyses and were in satisfactory agreements with those reported in literature. Some new 1,1′-bis(1,3-DTF)Fc’s and Fc-DTFs were made as