“…[216] As shown in Scheme 41, the distinctive characteristics of this class of MV compounds are the large reorganization energy, which to some extent results from the planarization of the phenazine moiety upon oxidation, but is mainly due to changes in the CÀC and CÀN bonds, as shown by X-ray crystal data and density functional computations. [216] The optical band shape analysis of 114 + -117 + shows a decrease in the electronic communication with increasing spacer length, whereupon the values for V are on the same order of magnitude as for analogous bis(triarylamine) radical cations with identical spacer moieties (3 + , 4 + , 63 + , and 73 a + ). Unfortunately, optical analysis of 116 + was not possible due to strong overlap of the IV-CT band with higher energy transitions.…”