Original Articles
Rachida Khammar, Amel Bendjedd
Abstract
New bisymmetric tetrathiafulvalenes (TTFs) containing conjugated substituents (thiophene-π-pyridine) 4-6 were synthesized by the condensation of TTF-thiophenecarboxaldehyde derivatives 1-3 with aromatic amines. Electrochemical studies based on cyclic voltammetry demonstrated, for all these new molecules, electrochemical characteristics favoring the formation of charge transfer complexes (CTCs). Measurements of electrical conductivity at room temperature were carried out on compacted powder, for all the materials obtained. All the CTCs synthesized were found to be semiconductors.