Abstract
A series of pi-extended bowl-shaped pi-conjugated compounds were synthesized from sumanene and characterized, and among them the terthiophene derivative showed a remarkable red-shifted absorption and small band gap, which wa rationalized by molecular orbital calculation.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Models, Molecular
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Molecular Structure
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / chemistry*
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Spectrum Analysis
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Thiophenes / chemical synthesis*
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Thiophenes / chemistry*
Substances
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
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Thiophenes
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sumanene
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alpha-terthienyl