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Dr Andrei Batsanov's Outputs (100)

Synthesis and crystal engineering of new halogenated tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) derivatives and their charge transfer complexes and radical ion salts (2001)
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Batsanov, A., Bryce, M., Chesney, A., Howard, J., John, D., Moore, A., …Cuello, A. (2001). Synthesis and crystal engineering of new halogenated tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) derivatives and their charge transfer complexes and radical ion salts. Journal of materials chemistry, 11(9), 2181-2191

Efficient syntheses are reported for tetraiodotetrathiafulvalene 2, 4-iodo-5-methyl-4',5'- bis(methylsulfanyl)TTF 3, and 4-iodo-4',5'- bis(methylsulfanyl)TTF 4 by iodination, using perfluorohexyl iodide, of lithiated derivatives of the corresponding... Read More about Synthesis and crystal engineering of new halogenated tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) derivatives and their charge transfer complexes and radical ion salts.

Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering. Part 3. Single-crystal structures of 1 : 1 complexes of octafluoronaphthalene with fused-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbons (2001)
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Collings, J., Roscoe, K., Thomas, R., Batsanov, A., Stimson, L., Howard, J., & Marder, T. (2001). Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering. Part 3. Single-crystal structures of 1 : 1 complexes of octafluoronaphthalene with fused-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbons. New Journal of Chemistry, 25(11), 1410-1417. https://doi.org/10.1039/b105502j

Molecular complexes of 1:1 stoichiometry of octafluoronaphthalene (OFN) with the polyaromatic hydrocarbons anthracene, phenanthrene, pyrene and triphenylene have been prepared, and their single-crystal X-ray structures determined at 120 K. All of the... Read More about Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering. Part 3. Single-crystal structures of 1 : 1 complexes of octafluoronaphthalene with fused-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbons.

Electron acceptors of the fluorene series. Part 12. 9- (Metalloceneylidene)nitrofluorene derivatives of Fc-NF, NF-Fc- NF, and NF-Rc-NF types, and the vinylogues Fc-pi-NF: synthesis, characterisation, intramolecular charge transfer, redox properties and X- (2001)
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Perepichka, D., Perepichka, I., Popov, A., Bryce, M., Batsanov, A., Chesney, A., …Sokolov, N. (2001). Electron acceptors of the fluorene series. Part 12. 9- (Metalloceneylidene)nitrofluorene derivatives of Fc-NF, NF-Fc- NF, and NF-Rc-NF types, and the vinylogues Fc-pi-NF: synthesis, characterisation, intramolecular charge transfer, redox properties and X-. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 637, 445-462

Reaction of ferrocenecarboxaldehyde 13 and its vinylogue, (E,E)-1-ferrocenyl-4-formyl-1,3-butadiene (16), with nitrofluorenes as CH-acids, results in push-pull compounds of the type Fc-pi -fluorene (8a-g, 12a-e). Similar reaction with bifunctional fe... Read More about Electron acceptors of the fluorene series. Part 12. 9- (Metalloceneylidene)nitrofluorene derivatives of Fc-NF, NF-Fc- NF, and NF-Rc-NF types, and the vinylogues Fc-pi-NF: synthesis, characterisation, intramolecular charge transfer, redox properties and X-.

Cocrystals of 2-(2,4,5,7-tetranitrofluoren-9- ylidene)propanedinitrile and 2,4,5,7-tetranitrofluoren-9-one with chlorobenzene (2001)
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Batsanov, A., Perepichka, I., Bryce, M., & Howard, J. (2001). Cocrystals of 2-(2,4,5,7-tetranitrofluoren-9- ylidene)propanedinitrile and 2,4,5,7-tetranitrofluoren-9-one with chlorobenzene. Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 57, 1299-1302

Crystallization of 2,4,5,7-tetranitro-9- (dicyanomethylene)fluorene [DTeF; systematic name: 2-(2,4,5,7- tetranitro-fluorene-9-ylidene)propanedinitrile] and 2,4,5,7- tetranitrofluoren-9-one (TeNF) from chlorobenzene in the presence of pi -donor compou... Read More about Cocrystals of 2-(2,4,5,7-tetranitrofluoren-9- ylidene)propanedinitrile and 2,4,5,7-tetranitrofluoren-9-one with chlorobenzene.

Electron acceptors of the fluorene series. Part 13. 9-(5- Nitrofuran-2-ylidene)- and 9-(5-nitro-2-thienylidene)-2,4,5,7- tetranitrofluorenes: novel pi-extended electron acceptors. Synthesis, cyclic voltammetry and X-ray crystal structures for the acceptor (2001)
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Perepichka, I., Perepichka, D., Lyubchik, S., Bryce, M., Batsanov, A., & Howard, J. (2001). Electron acceptors of the fluorene series. Part 13. 9-(5- Nitrofuran-2-ylidene)- and 9-(5-nitro-2-thienylidene)-2,4,5,7- tetranitrofluorenes: novel pi-extended electron acceptors. Synthesis, cyclic voltammetry and X-ray crystal structures for the acceptor. Journal of the Chemical Society-Perkin Transactions 2, 2001(9), 1546-1551

Two novel polynitrofluorene acceptors pi -extended with 5- nitrofuran and 5-nitrothiophene moieties (2 and 3); have been synthesised. Cyclic voltammetry experiments show single electron reduction peaks at ca. -0.66-0.67 V (vs. Fc/Fc(+)); however, thi... Read More about Electron acceptors of the fluorene series. Part 13. 9-(5- Nitrofuran-2-ylidene)- and 9-(5-nitro-2-thienylidene)-2,4,5,7- tetranitrofluorenes: novel pi-extended electron acceptors. Synthesis, cyclic voltammetry and X-ray crystal structures for the acceptor.

Trialkyltetrathiafulvalene-sigma-tetracyanoanthraquinodimethane (R3TTF-sigma-TCNAQ) diads: Synthesis, intramolecular charge- transfer properties, and X-ray crystal structure (2001)
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Perepichka, D., Bryce, M., Batsanov, A., Howard, J., Cuello, A., Gray, M., & Rotello, V. (2001). Trialkyltetrathiafulvalene-sigma-tetracyanoanthraquinodimethane (R3TTF-sigma-TCNAQ) diads: Synthesis, intramolecular charge- transfer properties, and X-ray crystal structure. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 66(13), 4517-4524

We report the use of the electron-donating 4,5-dipentyl-4'- methyl-TTF (TTF = tetrathiafulvalene) moiety in combination with the electron acceptor 11,11,12,12- tetracyanoanthraquinodimethane (TCNAQ) unit in the novel D- sigma -A diad molecules 11, 17... Read More about Trialkyltetrathiafulvalene-sigma-tetracyanoanthraquinodimethane (R3TTF-sigma-TCNAQ) diads: Synthesis, intramolecular charge- transfer properties, and X-ray crystal structure.

New molecular complexes of fullerenes C-60 and C-70 with tetraphenylporphyrins M(tpp) , in which M = H-2, Mn, Co, Cu, Zn, and FeCl (2001)
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Konarev, D., Neretin, I., Slovokhotov, Y., Yudanova, E., Drichko, N., Shul'ga, Y., …Lyubovskaya, R. (2001). New molecular complexes of fullerenes C-60 and C-70 with tetraphenylporphyrins M(tpp) , in which M = H-2, Mn, Co, Cu, Zn, and FeCl. Chemistry - A European Journal, 7(12), 2605-2616. https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-3765%2820010618%297%3A12%3C2605%3A%3Aaid-chem26050%3E3.0.co%3B2-p

New molecular complexes of fullerenes C-60 and C-70 with tetraphenyl-porphyrins [M(tpp)] in which M = H-2, Mn-II, Co-II, Cu-II, Zn-II and (FeCl)-Cl-III, have been synthesised. Crystal structures of two C-60 complexes with H2TPP, which differ only in... Read More about New molecular complexes of fullerenes C-60 and C-70 with tetraphenylporphyrins M(tpp) , in which M = H-2, Mn, Co, Cu, Zn, and FeCl.

Molecular saddles. 7. New 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10- dihydroanthracene cyclophanes: Synthesis, redox properties, and X-ray crystal structures of neutral species and a dication salt (2001)
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Christensen, C., Batsanov, A., Bryce, M., & Howard, J. (2001). Molecular saddles. 7. New 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10- dihydroanthracene cyclophanes: Synthesis, redox properties, and X-ray crystal structures of neutral species and a dication salt. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 66(10), 3313-3320

We report the synthesis of cyclophanes 18-20 by ester-forming macrocyclization reactions of diols 15 and 16 with 1,4- benzenedicarbonyl chloride. Compounds 18 and 19 display a two- electron, quasireversible oxidation wave in the cyclic voltammogram t... Read More about Molecular saddles. 7. New 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10- dihydroanthracene cyclophanes: Synthesis, redox properties, and X-ray crystal structures of neutral species and a dication salt.

Synthesis of conjugated tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)-pi-acceptor molecules - Intramolecular charge transfer and nonlinear optical properties (2001)
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Bryce, M., Green, A., Moore, A., Perepichka, D., Batsanov, A., Howard, J., Ledoux-Rak, I., Gonzalez, M., Martin, N., Segura, J., Garin, J., Orduna, J., Alcala, R., & Villacampa, B. (2001). Synthesis of conjugated tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)-pi-acceptor molecules - Intramolecular charge transfer and nonlinear optical properties. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1927-1935

We have synthesised new conjugated donor-pi -acceptor (D-pi -A) chromophores 7, 9, and 12-15 in which monosubstituted tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) and trimethyl-TTF units are the donor moieties, connected by ethylenic bridges to electron-deficient benzen... Read More about Synthesis of conjugated tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)-pi-acceptor molecules - Intramolecular charge transfer and nonlinear optical properties.

An efficient pyridine- and oxadiazole-containing hole-blocking material far organic light-emitting diodes: Synthesis, crystal structure, and device performance (2001)
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Wang, C., Jung, G., Hua, Y., Pearson, C., Bryce, M., Petty, M., …Howard, J. (2001). An efficient pyridine- and oxadiazole-containing hole-blocking material far organic light-emitting diodes: Synthesis, crystal structure, and device performance. Chemistry of Materials, 13(4), 1167-1173

In this paper, we focus on the synthesis and structure of the new bis(1,3,4-oxadiazole) system 2,5-bis[2-(4-tert- butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]pyridine (PDPyDP). We have fabricated light-emitting diodes (LEDs) using poly[2-methoxy-5- (2-ethylhex... Read More about An efficient pyridine- and oxadiazole-containing hole-blocking material far organic light-emitting diodes: Synthesis, crystal structure, and device performance.

Synthesis, crystal structure and electrochemistry of a new bimetallic nickel dithiolene complex (NBu4+)(2){C2S4 NiS2C2S2(CO) (2)}(2-). A precursor for molecular conductors (2001)
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Batsanov, A., Bryce, M., Dhindsa, A., Howard, J., & Underhill, A. (2001). Synthesis, crystal structure and electrochemistry of a new bimetallic nickel dithiolene complex (NBu4+)(2){C2S4 NiS2C2S2(CO) (2)}(2-). A precursor for molecular conductors. Polyhedron, 20(6), 537-540

The bimetallic complex (NBu4+)(2){C2S4[NiS2C2S2(CO)](2)}(2-) has been prepared and its X-ray crystal structure has been determined. The anions are packed in layers parallel to the crystallographic (0 1 0) plane and are intermingled with parallel laye... Read More about Synthesis, crystal structure and electrochemistry of a new bimetallic nickel dithiolene complex (NBu4+)(2){C2S4 NiS2C2S2(CO) (2)}(2-). A precursor for molecular conductors.

Photochemistry of the pi-extended 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2- ylidene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene system: Generation and characterisation of the radical cation, dication, and derived products (2001)
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Jones, A., Christensen, C., Perepichka, D., Batsanov, A., Beeby, A., Low, P., …Parker, A. (2001). Photochemistry of the pi-extended 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2- ylidene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene system: Generation and characterisation of the radical cation, dication, and derived products. Chemistry - A European Journal, 7(5), 973-978. https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-3765%2820010302%297%3A5%3C973%3A%3Aaid-chem973%3E3.0.co%3B2-%23

Flash photolysis of bis[4,5-di(methylsulfanyl)1,3-dithiol-2- ylidene]-9,10-dihydroanthracene (1) in chloroform leads to formation of the transient radical cation species 1(.+) which has a diagnostic broad absorption band at lambda (max) approximate t... Read More about Photochemistry of the pi-extended 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2- ylidene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene system: Generation and characterisation of the radical cation, dication, and derived products.

Phosphine promoted substituent redistribution reactions of B- chlorocatechol borane: Molecular structures of ClBcat, BrBcat and L center dot ClBcat (cat=1,2-O2C6H4; L = PMe3, PEt3, PBu3t, PCy3, NEt3) (2001)
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Coapes, R. B., Souza, F. E. S., Fox, M. A., Batsanov, A. S., Goeta, A. E., Yufit, D. S., Leech, M., Howard, J. A. K., Scott, A. J., Clegg, W., & Marder, T. B. (2001). Phosphine promoted substituent redistribution reactions of B- chlorocatechol borane: Molecular structures of ClBcat, BrBcat and L center dot ClBcat (cat=1,2-O2C6H4; L = PMe3, PEt3, PBu3t, PCy3, NEt3). Dalton Transactions, 2001(8), 1201-1209. https://doi.org/10.1039/B010025K

In order to evaluate the potential for side reactions when using B-chlorocatechol borane (ClBcat) in stoichiometric or catalytic transformations involving metal phosphine complexes, we examined the interaction between ClBcat and a series of PR3 compo... Read More about Phosphine promoted substituent redistribution reactions of B- chlorocatechol borane: Molecular structures of ClBcat, BrBcat and L center dot ClBcat (cat=1,2-O2C6H4; L = PMe3, PEt3, PBu3t, PCy3, NEt3).

Molecular saddles. 4. Redox-active cyclophanes by bridging the 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene system: Synthesis, electrochemistry, and X-ray crystal structures of neutral species and a dication salt (2001)
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Godbert, N., Batsanov, A., Bryce, M., & Howard, J. (2001). Molecular saddles. 4. Redox-active cyclophanes by bridging the 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene system: Synthesis, electrochemistry, and X-ray crystal structures of neutral species and a dication salt. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 66(3), 713-719

We report the synthesis of a new series of cyclophanes 11a-d by ester-forming macrocyclization reactions of diol 9 with the dicarbonyl chloride derivatives of benzene, thiophene, ferrocene, and diphenyl ether, 10a-d, respectively. Compounds 11a-d dis... Read More about Molecular saddles. 4. Redox-active cyclophanes by bridging the 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene system: Synthesis, electrochemistry, and X-ray crystal structures of neutral species and a dication salt.

Hydroxymethyl-Functionalised 9,10-Bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10-Dihydroanthracene π-Electron Donors as Synthetic Intermediates for Supramolecular Structures (2001)
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Godbert, N., Bryce, M., Dahaoui, S., Batsanov, A., Howard, J., & Hazendonk, P. (2001). Hydroxymethyl-Functionalised 9,10-Bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10-Dihydroanthracene π-Electron Donors as Synthetic Intermediates for Supramolecular Structures. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2001(4), 749-757. https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-0690%28200102%292001%3A4

The synthesis of new derivatives of 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2- ylidene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene is reported. H-1 NMR studies on compound 4 are consistent with two conformers of the saddle- shaped molecule which interconvert by a boat-boat flipping of the... Read More about Hydroxymethyl-Functionalised 9,10-Bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10-Dihydroanthracene π-Electron Donors as Synthetic Intermediates for Supramolecular Structures.

First structural characterisation of a 2,1,12-MC2B9 metallacarborane, [2,2,2-(NMe2)(3)-closo-2,1,12-TaC2B9H11]. Trends in boron NMR shifts on replacing a BH vertex with a metal MLn vertex in icosahedral carboranes (2000)
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Batsanov, A. S., Eva, P. A., Fox, M. A., Howard, J. A. K., Hughes, A. K., Johnson, A. L., Martin, A. M., & Wade, K. (2000). First structural characterisation of a 2,1,12-MC2B9 metallacarborane, [2,2,2-(NMe2)(3)-closo-2,1,12-TaC2B9H11]. Trends in boron NMR shifts on replacing a BH vertex with a metal MLn vertex in icosahedral carboranes. Dalton Transactions, 2000(20), 3519-3525. https://doi.org/10.1039/B005294I

Trimethyltetrathiafulvalene bearing an N-methylpyridinium substituent: Synthesis, crystal structures, and charge transfer properties
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Moore, A., Batsanov, A., Bryce, M., Howard, J., Khodorkovsky, V., Shapiro, L., & Shames, A. (online). Trimethyltetrathiafulvalene bearing an N-methylpyridinium substituent: Synthesis, crystal structures, and charge transfer properties. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 73-78

The synthesis of 4,4',5-trimethyl-5'-(4-pyridyl)tetrathiafulva- lene (3), has been accomplished by reaction of the stannylated precursor 2 with 4-bromopyridine. Alkylation of 3 affords the N-methylpyridinium salt 4 which displays intramolecular charg... Read More about Trimethyltetrathiafulvalene bearing an N-methylpyridinium substituent: Synthesis, crystal structures, and charge transfer properties.

Crown-annelated 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10- dihydroanthracene derivatives as cation sensors: Synthesis, X- ray crystal structures, voltammetric and spectroscopic monitoring of metal complexation
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Bryce, M., Batsanov, A., Finn, T., Hansen, T., Moore, A., Howard, J., Kamenjicki, M., Lednev, I., & Asher, S. (online). Crown-annelated 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10- dihydroanthracene derivatives as cation sensors: Synthesis, X- ray crystal structures, voltammetric and spectroscopic monitoring of metal complexation. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 933-940

The synthesis of O4S2-crown annelated derivatives of 9,10- bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene using the novel Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reagent 7 is reported. The bis- and mono-crown systems 9 and 12 function as efficient Ligands in the... Read More about Crown-annelated 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10- dihydroanthracene derivatives as cation sensors: Synthesis, X- ray crystal structures, voltammetric and spectroscopic monitoring of metal complexation.

Synthesis, structures and nonlinear optical properties of novel D-pi-A chromophores: Intramolecular charge transfer from 1,3- dithiole or ferrocene moieties to polynitrofluorene or dicyanomethylene moieties through conjugated linkers
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Moore, A., Chesney, A., Bryce, M., Batsanov, A., Kelly, J., Howard, J., Perepichka, I., Perepichka, D., Meshulam, G., Berkovic, G., Kotler, Z., Mazor, R., & Khodorkovsky, V. (online). Synthesis, structures and nonlinear optical properties of novel D-pi-A chromophores: Intramolecular charge transfer from 1,3- dithiole or ferrocene moieties to polynitrofluorene or dicyanomethylene moieties through conjugated linkers. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2671-2687

Electron donor-pi -acceptor chromophores 5, 9, 11, 18-20, 21, 22, 27, 28a, 28c, 31, 32, 34-36, 38a-c, 41a, 41c, and 42 have been synthesised. The donor units are 1,3-dithiole and ferrocene; conjugated ethylenic, phenyl, phenylenevinylene, thienyl, bi... Read More about Synthesis, structures and nonlinear optical properties of novel D-pi-A chromophores: Intramolecular charge transfer from 1,3- dithiole or ferrocene moieties to polynitrofluorene or dicyanomethylene moieties through conjugated linkers.