Study of the electrochromism of methoxyfluorene compounds

B Grant, NJ Clecak, M Oxsen, A Jaffe…

Index: Grant, Barbara; Clecak, N. J.; Oxsen, Michael Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1980 , vol. 45, # 4 p. 702 - 705

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Abstract

The electrochemical and electrochromic properties of a variety of polysubstituted fluorene compounds have been studied. The 2, 7-and 2, 3-dimethoxy-, 2, 3, 6, 7-tetramethoxy-, and 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-hexamethoxyfluorenes are highly reversible electrochromic materials. One- electron oxidation of these materials yields deeply colored, stable radical cations. The structureproperty relationships observed for the electrochemical and absorption behavior ...