A Divalent Pentastable Redox‐Switchable Donor–Acceptor Rotaxane

HV Schröder, H Hupatz, AJ Achazi… - … A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
HV Schröder, H Hupatz, AJ Achazi, S Sobottka, B Sarkar, B Paulus, CA Schalley
Chemistry–A European Journal, 2017Wiley Online Library
Donor–acceptor materials with small HOMO–LUMO gaps are important in molecular
electronics, but are often difficult to synthesise. A simple and efficient way to position
tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) as the donor and naphthalene diamide (NDI) as the acceptor in
close proximity to each other in a divalent crown/ammonium pseudo [2] rotaxane is
presented. The divalent design provides high chelate cooperativity and much stronger
binding compared with a monovalent analogue. The pseudo [2] rotaxane was then doubly …
Abstract
Donor–acceptor materials with small HOMO–LUMO gaps are important in molecular electronics, but are often difficult to synthesise. A simple and efficient way to position tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) as the donor and naphthalene diamide (NDI) as the acceptor in close proximity to each other in a divalent crown/ammonium pseudo[2]rotaxane is presented. The divalent design provides high chelate cooperativity and much stronger binding compared with a monovalent analogue. The pseudo[2]rotaxane was then doubly interlocked by stoppering it in a catalyst‐free 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition. UV/Vis and cyclic voltammetry experiments with the resulting [2]rotaxane revealed the optoelectronic properties of an intramolecular charge transfer with a small HOMO–LUMO energy gap. Redox‐switching experiments showed the rotaxane to be pentastable. DFT calculations provided insights into the electronic structures of the five redox states.
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