Raman spectroscopy shows interchain through space charge delocalization in a mixed valence oligothiophene cation and in its pi-dimeric biradicaloid dication.

Autor: Casado J; Departamento de Química Física, Universidad de Málaga, 29071-Málaga, Spain. casado@uma.es, Takimiya K, Otsubo T, Ramírez FJ, Quirante JJ, Ponce Ortiz R, González SR, Moreno Oliva M, López Navarrete JT
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of the American Chemical Society [J Am Chem Soc] 2008 Oct 29; Vol. 130 (43), pp. 14028-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Oct 07.
DOI: 10.1021/ja806207j
Abstrakt: The vibrational Raman spectra of a decathiophene are provided in three relevant oxidations states: for the radical cation, its class III mixed valence system and its "frozen, -170 degrees C" class II MV analogue; for the dication, its singlet biradical pi-dimer and its "hot, +70 degrees C" magnetically active triplet excited state. Everything is compatible with interpentathiophene charge delocalization occurring at distances of 4-5 A similar to those found in the crystals of pi-stacked oligothiophenes. This stresses the interest of this spectroscopic tool for the analyses of electronic processes in crystals or in thin films of conjugated organic molecules.
Databáze: MEDLINE