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Reversible Dimerization of Diphenylpolyene Radical Cations: An Alternative to the Bipolaron Model
Author(s) -
Smie Andreas,
Heinze Jürgen
Publication year - 1997
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.199703631
Subject(s) - bipolaron , conjugated system , radical ion , chemistry , ion , photochemistry , computational chemistry , polymer , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , polaron , electron , physics , quantum mechanics
A new interpretation of the charge storage mechanism of conducting polymers is provided by the results of cyclic voltammetric studies of diphenylpolyenes like 1 . For the first time these investigations indicate the formation of σ bonds in the reversible dimerization of radical cations of these conjugated systems. Furthermore, these reactions also have general importance for the understanding of the chemistry of radical ions.