Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.130, No.43, 14028-14028, 2008
Raman Spectroscopy Shows Interchain through Space Charge Delocalization in a Mixed Valence Oligothiophene Cation and in Its pi-Dimeric Biradicaloid Dication
The vibrational Raman spectra of a decathiophene are provided in three relevant oxidations states: for the radical cation, its class III mixed valence system and its "frozen, -170 degrees C" class II MV analogue; for the dication, its singlet biradical Pi-dimer and its "hot, +70 degrees C" magnetically active triplet excited state. Everything is compatible with interpentathiophene charge delocalization occurring at distances of similar to 4-5 A similar to those found in the crystals of Pi-stacked oligothiophenes. This stresses the interest of this spectroscopic tool for the analyses of electronic processes in crystals or in thin films of conjugated organic molecules.