Synthesis and structural characterization of a TCNQ based organic semi-conducting material with a 2:5 stoichiometry

Authors

Jinzhen Lu, Monash University, Clayton, VIC
Xiaohu Qu, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
Germanas Peleckis, University of WollongongFollow
John F. Boas, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
Alan M. Bond, Monash University, Clayton, VIC
Lisandra L. Martin, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia

RIS ID

49504

Publication Details

Lu, J., Qu, X., Peleckis, G., Boas, J. F., Bond, A. M. & Martin, L. L. (2011). Synthesis and structural characterization of a TCNQ based organic semi-conducting material with a 2:5 stoichiometry. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 76 (24), 10078-10082.

Abstract

The tetrabutylammonium complex with a 2:5 stoichiometry, (n-Bu₄N)₂(TCNQ)₅, has been prepared and structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. Diagnostic bands in the Raman spectrum and signature features in the electrochemistry confirm that the TCNQ moieties are partially charged in the solid state. EPR, magnetic susceptibility, and electrical conductivity measurements are all consistent with (n-Bu₄N)₂(TCNQ)₅ behaving as a quasi-one-dimensional organic semiconductor.