Novel reversible ionic-to-covalent transition in a highly conducting TTF derivative

Clifton Kwang-Fu Shen; Hieu M Duong; Gursel Sonmez; Fred Wudl

doi:10.1021/ja037621n

Novel reversible ionic-to-covalent transition in a highly conducting TTF derivative

J Am Chem Soc. 2003 Dec 31;125(52):16206-7. doi: 10.1021/ja037621n.

Authors

Clifton Kwang-Fu Shen¹, Hieu M Duong, Gursel Sonmez, Fred Wudl

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Exotic Materials Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, USA.

PMID: 14692759
DOI: 10.1021/ja037621n

Abstract

TTF produces two completely different phenomena with the different isomers of chloranil; with the para isomer it produces an insulating, alternating stack, ambient temperature neutral solid. While with the ortho isomer, it produces a more interesting system consisting of interconvertible conducting ionic and covalent components.