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Pyrrolo‐Tetrathiafulvalenes and Their Applications in Molecular and Supramolecular Chemistry
Author(s) -
Jeppesen Jan O.,
Becher Jan
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.200300078
Subject(s) - tetrathiafulvalene , supramolecular chemistry , chemistry , molecular wire , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , molecular recognition , molecule , organic chemistry , materials science
Although tetrathiafulvalene and its derivatives have been extensively studied as π‐electron donors in the fields of molecular organic metals and electrically conducting materials for more than 30 years, the intriguing potential of tetrathiafulvalene as a building block in molecular and supramolecular chemistry has only recently been developed. Progress in synthetic tetrathiafulvalene chemistry has enabled the preparation of elaborate molecular architectures and, in recent years, tetrathiafulvalene has been incorporated into a number of molecular and supramolecular systems. In this microreview we describe the background to our interest in the development of the parent pyrrolo‐tetrathiafulvalenes, followed by a journey through their applications in macrocyclic, molecular, and supramolecular chemistry. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003)