Abstract
3,4-Dimethoxytellurophene (5) was synthesized via a new ring construction reaction. The crystal structure of 5 is characterized by unusually short Te···Te distances. The electropolymerization of 5 probably produces some amount of poly-5. Since the product was unstable under experimental conditions, a definitive assignment could not be made. However, the UV-vis spectrum recoded during electropolymerization of 5 shows an absorption peak at 679 nm with an onset at 820 nm (1.51 eV), closely matching the calculated band gap of poly-5.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1487-1490 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
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Patra, A., Wijsboom, Y. H., Leitus, G., & Bendikov, M. (2009). Synthesis, structure, and electropolymerization of 3,4- Dimethoxytellurophene: Comparison with selenium analogue. Organic Letters, 11(7), 1487-1490. https://doi.org/10.1021/ol9000608