Chemistry Letters, Vol.48, No.12, 1507-1510, 2019
A Tris-fused Donor System Composed of Two Tetrathiafulvalenes and an Extended Tetrathiafulvalene with an Anthraquinoid Spacer
Derivatives of a tris-fused donor composed of two tetrathiafulvalenes (TTFs) and one extended TTF with an anthraquinoid spacer (TTFAQ) (3) were successfully synthesized. Cyclic voltammetry of the tetrakis(n-hexylthio) derivative (3Dd) indicated the coexistence of two different reduction processes from 3Dd(2+) to 3Dd. A coin-type cell composed of the positive electrode incorporating the tetramethyl-3 (3Bb) showed relatively stable cycle-life performance (75% of the initial discharge capacity after 50 cycles).