Effect of Ring Fusion on the Electronic Absorption and Emission Properties of Oligothiophenes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 9813-9815

  Zhang, Xinnan ^a   Matzger, Adam J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANARIZATION;

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRON EMISSION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

OLIGOTHIOPHENE; SULFUR; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC ABSORPTION; ELECTRONICS; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL ROTATION; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE COUPLING REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; RING FUSION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0344666656     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo035241e     Document Type: Article

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