| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
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| Research Abstract |
We have been interested in conjugated thiophene systems whose all hydrogen atoms are substituted by 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylenecyclohexa-2,5-dienone (quinone-methide) structure. We have prepared thiophene and bithiophene derivatives (we named them "tetraquinothiophene"(1) and "hexaquinobithiohene"(2), respectively). These attract attention in term of dynamic multi-stage redox system as well as cross conjugated system adopting sulfur atom. Compounds 1 and 2 were synthesized from bromothiophene derivatives via Suzuki-Miyaura coupling. The structure of 1 was determined by X-ray analysis. There were little torsion of pinch-bonds and central five membered ring formed twist boat like conformation. The electrochemical properties of 1 and 2 were examined by cyclic voltammetry and the first reduction waves of them were observed irreversibly. It indicates conformational changes occur with one-electron reduction about both 1 and 2.
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