2,2′-Bitellurophene and 2,2′:5′,2″-tertellurophene as novel high homologues of tellurophene

doi:10.1016/0040-4039(94)80035-9

Tetrahedron Letters

Volume 35, Issue 43, 24 October 1994, Pages 8009-8012

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Abstract

The title heterocycles were prepared from tellurophene, and their spectroscopic and electrochemical properties were systematically compared together with those of other chalcogenophene congeners. Their electropolymerizations gave poly(bitellurophene) and poly(tertellurophene) as black films, which both had higher electrical conductivities than poly(tellurophene) similarly obtained.

The title heterocycles (2) and (3) were prepared from tellurophene (1). Their electropolymerizations gave poly(bitellurophene) and poly(tertellurophene) as black films, which both had higher electrical conductivities than poly(tellurophene)

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^☆: This work was partially supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan.

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2,2′-Bitellurophene and 2,2′:5′,2″-tertellurophene as novel high homologues of tellurophene☆

Abstract

Adv. Heterocycl. Chem.

Phosphorus Sulfur Silicon

Chem. Soc. Rev.

Adv. Mater.

Chem. Scr.

Chem. Rev.

Adv. Mater.

Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Eng.

Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.