Toward the Development of Molecular Wires:  A Terpyridine Spacer Containing Polyferrocenylalkyne Linkages

Teng‐Yuan Dong, Shu‐Wei Chang, Shu-Fan Lin, Mei–Ching Lin, Yuh‐Sheng Wen, Liangshiu Lee

Organometallics · 2006 · 43 citations · 43 references

Concepts

Abstract

The preparation, characterizations, and electrochemical measurements of the terpyridine-ferrocenylalkyne spacers (tpy−C⋮C − (fc) n − C⋮C − tpy; tpy = terpyridyl; fc = ferrocenyl; n = 2, 3) are described. In the electrochemical measurements, the charge could be delocalized to the cyclopentadienyl and ethynyl moieties caused by the built-up charge density upon oxidation of the ferrocenyl moiety.

References

43