In:
ChemPlusChem, Wiley, Vol. 82, No. 7 ( 2017-07), p. 1043-1047
Abstract:
Biphenyl‐2,2′‐diylbis(10‐methyl‐9‐methyleneacridan)‐type electron donor 1 , which has two tethered cyclic disulfide units at the 6,6′‐positions, was designed and synthesized as the first member of a dynamic redox (dyrex) system that can form molecular layers on a Au(111) electrode. Upon the two‐electron (2 e) oxidation of 1 , the persistent dicationic dye 2 2+ was generated with the formation of a new C−C bond, which is reversibly cleaved upon 2 e reduction to regenerate 1 (dyrex behavior). Similar dyrex interconversion occurs in the molecular layer of 1 on gold. The chemical identities of 1 /Au and electrochemically generated 2 2+ /Au were unambiguously determined by in situ IR spectroscopy in the attenuated total reflection mode. In situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) was conducted under electrochemical conditions to examine the surface structure of 1 adsorbed on a Au(111) electrode. Although no long‐range‐ordered morphology was found in the STM image of 1 , an in situ STM study of the potential‐induced dyrex reaction of 1 to 2 2+ showed that the grained spots in the image became slightly brighter.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2192-6506
,
2192-6506
DOI:
10.1002/cplu.201600649
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2017
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2646595-4
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