The theoretical investigation of one of the derivatives of 1, 2-dithienylcyclopentene as a molecular switch.

The structural and electronic properties of a three-state molecular switch-an active device in a nano-electronic circuit-were studied using the B3LYP/6-31G* method. Due to its chemical stability, high conductivity upon doping, and non-linear optical properties, polythiophene is among the most widely studied conjugated organic polymers, both experimentally and theoretically. The aim of the present work was to theoretically study a very complex case: a three-state switch synthesized and experimentally investigated by Nishida et al.