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Cover Picture: Probing Molecular Wires: Synthesis, Structural, and Electronic Study of Donor–Acceptor Assemblies Exhibiting Long‐Range Electron Transfer (Chem. Eur. J. 16/2005)
Author(s) -
Giacalone Francesco,
Segura José L.,
Martín Nazario,
Ramey Jeff,
Guldi Dirk M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200590051
Subject(s) - oligomer , conjugated system , molecular wire , acceptor , electron transfer , electron acceptor , cover (algebra) , electron donor , crystallography , materials science , coupling (piping) , photoinduced electron transfer , chemistry , photochemistry , polymer chemistry , molecule , polymer , organic chemistry , condensed matter physics , catalysis , physics , metallurgy , mechanical engineering , engineering
The rational design of linear donor–acceptor arrays by integrating fully conjugated oligomers with a well‐defined length and constitution is reported by N. Martín, D. M. Guldi et al. on page 4819 ff. Photoinduced electron transfer (shown schematically in the cover picture) over distances of up to 50 Å with formation of the respective radical pairs is demonstrated. The strong electron coupling between the donor and acceptor moieties through the π‐conjugated oligomer is particularly important for the observed wire‐like behavior.