Tetraceno[2,1,12,11-opqra]tetracene-extended tetrathiafulvalene - redox-controlled generation of a large PAH core

Org Biomol Chem. 2017 Jan 25;15(4):807-811. doi: 10.1039/c6ob02666d.

Abstract

Two tetraceno[2,1,12,11-opqra]tetracene-extended tetrathia-fulvalenes were prepared and found to undergo reversible conversion into their planar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) upon electrochemical oxidation - at potentials probing the best valence bond representations.