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9,9′‐Bianthryl‐10,10′‐dicarbonitrile, An Aromatic π‐System with Six One‐electron Redox Steps
Author(s) -
Heinze Jürgen
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198102021
Subject(s) - dication , redox , electron transfer , chemistry , electron , photochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , molecule , quantum mechanics
The first aromatic system with more than four reversible one‐electron transfer steps , namely the title compound (1) , has been investigated. The six redox steps can be detected cyclovol‐tammetrically in the total absence of water. The scale extends from the tetraanion to the dication.