%0 Journal Article %A Kanibolotsky, Alexander L. %A Kanibolotskaya, Lyudmila %A Gordeyev, Sergey %A Skabara, Peter J. %A McCulloch, Iain %A Berridge, Rory %A Lohr, Jan E. %A Marchioni, Filippo %A Wudl, Fred %D 2007 %T Synthesis of an End-Capped Sexithiophene Bearing Fused Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) Units %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Synthesis_of_an_End_Capped_Sexithiophene_Bearing_Fused_Tetrathiafulvalene_TTF_Units/3013444 %R 10.1021/ol070366h.s001 %2 https://acs.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/4714756 %K TTF units %K absorption spectroscopy %K band gap %K Cyclic voltammetry %K 2.1 eV %K sexithiophene %K electroactive material %K UnitsWe report %X We report the synthesis of a novel end-capped sexithiophene derivative bearing two pendent, fused tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) units linked to the main chain through 1,4-dithiin heterocycles. Cyclic voltammetry and absorption spectroscopy are used to investigate the electronic properties of this hybrid electroactive material. The oligomer has a band gap of 2.1 eV, and the material can be oxidized through the sexithiophene and TTF units simultaneously. %I ACS Publications