The title dispiro hydrocarbon 1 was designed as a new electrochromic material. This multiply clamped hexaphenylethane-type electron donor was prepared from 2,2'-diiodobiphenyl via biphenyl-2,2'-diylbis(dibenzotropylium) 2 salt. X-ray analysis of 1 revealed a highly strained structure as reflected by an elongated "ethane" bond [bond length: 1.6665(17) Å] and nearly eclipsed conformation. The weakened bond was cleaved upon two-electron oxidation to regenerate the deeply colored dication 2. The reversible interconversion between 1 and 2 is accompanied not only by a drastic color change but also by C-C bond formation/cleavage. Thus, the voltammogram showed a pair of well-separated redox waves, which is characteristic of "dynamic redox (dyrex)" behavior. The tetrahydro derivative of 1 with two units of spiro(dibenzocycloheptadiene), which suffers from more severe steric congestion, was also prepared. The crystallographically determined bond length for the central C-C bond [1.705(4) Å] is greatest among the values reported for 9,9,10,10-tetraaryl-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene derivatives.
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Occupational Cancer Research Centre, Ontario Health, 525 University Avenue, 5th floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2L3, Canada.
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ACS Nano
December 2024
Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China.
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Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W 168th St, New York, New York, 10032 USA.
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Center of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LaPMET), Departamento de Física, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
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