Completely encapsulated oligothiophenes up to 12-mer†
Yutaka Ie,Aihong Han,Tetsuo Otsubo,Yoshio Aso
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 04/08/2009 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B901354G
Abstract
A series of oligothiophenes covered with tert-butyldiphenylsilyl (TBDPS) groups was synthesized, and the spectroscopic measurements and X-ray analyses revealed that the oligothiophene backbone is completely encapsulated by bulky TBDPS groups.
