Purely Organic Mixed-Valence Molecules with Nanometric Dimensions Showing Long-Range Electron Transfer. Synthesis, and Optical and EPR Studies of a Radical Anion Derived from a Bis(triarylmethyl)Diradical

Jacques Bonvoisin (1, 2) , Jean-Pierre Launay (1, 2) , Concepció Rovira (3) , Jaume Veciana (3)

1 MEG - Molecular Electronics Group
2 GEM - Groupe Electronique Moléculaire, CEMES
3 ICMAB - Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona

Both optical and thermal electron transfer were examined in detail in radical anion 1, which was generated electrochemically from the analogous stable diradical. Optical electron transfer is induced at λ = 1400 nm. The results are discussed in the context of the Hush‐Marcus theory.

Mots clés: Mixed-valence organic compounds; Long-range electron transfer; Spectroelectrochemistry; Diradical

Domaines: Chimie de coordination

Jacques Bonvoisin, Jean-Pierre Launay, Concepció Rovira, Jaume Veciana. Purely Organic Mixed-Valence Molecules with Nanometric Dimensions Showing Long-Range Electron Transfer. Synthesis, and Optical and EPR Studies of a Radical Anion Derived from a Bis(triarylmethyl)Diradical. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 1994, 33 (20), pp.2106 - 2109. ⟨10.1002/anie.199421061⟩. ⟨hal-01741127⟩