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Stable π-dimer of a tetrathiafulvalene cation radical encapsulated in the cavity of cucurbit[8]uril

Albina Y. Ziganshinа, Young Ho Ko, Woo Sung Jeon, Kimoon Kim

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The first stable pi-dimer of a tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) cation radical encapsulated in the cavity of cucurbit[8]uril has been isolated at room temperature and fully characterized; it shows absorption bands at 400, 540 and 760 nm, characteristic of the TTF cation radical dimer.

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The first stable pi-dimer of a tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) cation radical encapsulated in the cavity of cucurbit[8]uril has been isolated at room temperature and fully characterized; it shows absorption bands at 400, 540 and 760 nm, characteristic of the TTF cation radical dimer.

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The first stable pi-dimer of a tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) cation radical encapsulated in the cavity of cucurbit[8]uril has been isolated at room temperature and fully characterized; it shows absorption bands at 400, 540 and 760 nm, characteristic of the TTF cation radical dimer.

Key concepts: Tetrathiafulvalene, Dimer, Chemistry, Radical ion, Crystallography, Photochemistry, Organic chemistry, Ion

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