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Combined effect of polar substituents on the electronic flows in the carotenoid molecular wires

  • Yanan Zhao
  • , Stuart Lindsay
  • , Sunhwa Jeon
  • , Hyung Jun Kim
  • , Liang Su
  • , Boram Lim
  • , Sangho Koo

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Abstract

Carrot wires: Carotenoid molecular wires containing a pair of polar aromatic substituents have been synthesized to probe the combined effect of electron-withdrawing and -donating groups as conductance modulators (see figure). The total conductance values of the carotenoid wires are mostly controlled by electron-withdrawing substituents, whereas fine tuning is possible by way of the electron-donating substituent.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)10832-10835
Number of pages4
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume19
Issue number33
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 12 2013

Keywords

  • carotenoids
  • conductance
  • electrochemistry
  • molecular electronics
  • molecular wire

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry

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