Highly functionalized dimeric tetraethynylethenes and expanded radialenes: Strong evidence for macrocyclic cross-conjugation

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 3263-3280

  Nielsen, Mogens Brøndsted ^a   Schreiber, Martin ^a   Baek, Yong Gu ^a   Seiler, Paul ^a   Lecomte, Steve ^a   Boudon, Corinne ^b   Tykwinski, Rik R ^c   Gisselbrecht, Jean Paul ^b   Gramlich, Volker ^a   Skinner, Philip J ^a   Bosshard, Christian ^a   Günter, Peter ^a   Gross, Maurice ^b   Diederich, François ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Conjugation; Electrochemistry; Expanded radialenes; Nonlinear optics

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CHROMOPHORES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; POLARIZATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

DONOR SUBSTITUENTS;

DIMERS;

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOALKANE DERIVATIVE; DIMER; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; RADIALENE; TETRAETHYNYLETHENE; TETRAKIS(N,N DIMETHYLANILINE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CONFORMATION; CONJUGATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR MODEL; POLARIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035800533     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20010803)7:15<3263::AID-CHEM3263>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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