Synthesis and Electrochemical Polymerization of New Oligothiophene Functionalized Cyclophanes

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Oligothiophenes coupled to cyclophanes are shown to exhibit interesting optical properties. The molecule shown in the Figure is synthesized by dimerizing a substituted bithiophene using iron trichloride. The materials are thought to have potential in nonlinear optical and light-emitting diode applications.