Tetrahedron

Improved and new syntheses of potential molecular electronics devices

DW Price, SM Dirk, F Maya, JM Tour

Index: Price Jr., David W.; Dirk, Shawn M.; Maya, Francisco; Tour, James M. Tetrahedron, 2003 , vol. 59, # 14 p. 2497 - 2518

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Citation Number: 77

Abstract

New syntheses of ethyl and nitro substituted oligo (phenylene ethynylene) s (OPEs) have been developed. To further explore whether the presence of nitro functionality in OPEs leads to switching and memory capabilities, new nitro substituted OPEs have been designed and synthesized. An isatogen-based system, a structure that is isomeric to the nitro OPE, has been synthesized. Additionally, pyridine-based and chromium-based compounds have ...