Synthesis and electrochemical studies of tetrathiafulvalene derivatives (TTFs) as redox active ligands

Abstract

A simple route for synthesis of new tetrathiafulvalene dimethyl ester (TTF-DME) is reported. The tetrathifulvalene dimethylester (TTF-DME) has been prepared by introducing an ester coordination function as a bifunctional new donor. The redox behavior of the TTF-DME was investigated in comparison to the well-known dibenzotetrathiafulvene (DB-TTF) by cyclic voltammetry. A two-electron redox behavior was observed as a two waves.