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Bouzineb Y, Fitri A, Benjelloun AT, Benzakour M, Mcharfi M, Bouachrine M. Theoretical investigation of the effect of changing the auxiliary acceptor on the performance of organic D-A'-A dyes used as sensitizers in DSSCs. J Mol Model 2023; 29:365. [PMID: 37946060 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05766-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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CONTEXT Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have displayed huge potential in inexpensive, efficient, and clean solar energy technology. In this work, seven new dyes with the structure D-A'-A were designed in which the thiophene in the reference dye was replaced by auxiliary acceptors (A'). These dyes consist mainly of a pyranylidene-based electron donor D and the cyanoacrylic acid moiety as acceptor A. A computational investigation was carried out on the effect of various auxiliary acceptors A' on the efficiency of D-A'-A dyes in isolation and after binding to the semiconductor TiO2. Optimized structures, geometrical, optoelectronic, and photovoltaic parameters were calculated to predict promising dyes for potential use as solar cell sensitizers, including band gap (Egap), natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis, nonlinear optical properties (NLO), UV-Vis absorption spectra, maximum absorption wavelength (λmax), reorganization energy (λtotal), light-harvesting efficiency (LHE), electron injection driving force (ΔGinject) and open-circuit photovoltage (VOC). The results of this study revealed that all designed dyes, compared to the reference dye, are characterized by small Egap and λtotal values as well as large λmax, in addition to significant NLO properties and large adsorption energy (Eads). Therefore, all studied dyes can be used as sensitizers in DSSC. METHODS Using Density Functional Theory (DFT) approaches with the B3LYP functional and the 6-31G(d,p) basis set, all ground state geometries of the isolated dyes were fully optimized. Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TD-DFT) method using the CAM-B3LYP/6-31G(d,p)/IEF-PCM level was applied to simulate the UV-visible absorption properties. All isolated dye calculations were performed using the Gaussian 09 software package. DFT calculations have been carried out with the DMol3 package included in Materials Studio for simulating the adsorption of the investigated dyestuff on the TiO2 surface of anatase (101), using the generalized gradient corrected approximation (GGA) approach of the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE) functional with the basic set of digital double polarisation (DNP). To study the optical performance of dye@TiO2 the PBE/DNP method present in DMol3 was applied.
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- Yassir Bouzineb
- LIMAS, Faculty of Sciences Dhar el Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco.
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- LIMAS, Faculty of Sciences Dhar el Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
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- LIMAS, Faculty of Sciences Dhar el Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
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- LIMAS, Faculty of Sciences Dhar el Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
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- LIMAS, Faculty of Sciences Dhar el Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, Morocco
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Yahya M, Kurtay G, Suvitha AR. On the Viability of Divergent Donor Moieties in Malononitrile‐Based Donor‐π‐Acceptor NLO active materials: A DFT/TD‐DFT Study. J PHYS ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/poc.4403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Mohamed Yahya
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Gazi University Ankara Turkey
- Current address : Department of Chemistry University of Nevada Reno NV USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Ankara University Ankara Turkey
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Podlesný J, Pytela O, Klikar M, Jelínková V, Kityk IV, Ozga K, Jedryka J, Rudysh M, Bureš F. Small isomeric push-pull chromophores based on thienothiophenes with tunable optical (non)linearities. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:3623-3634. [PMID: 30916108 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob00487d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fourteen new D-π-A push-pull chromophores based on two isomeric thienothiophene donors and seven acceptors of various electronic natures have been designed and conveniently synthesized. In contrast to known thienothiophene push-pull molecules, the prepared small chromophores proved to be organic materials with easily tunable thermal, electrochemical and (non)linear optical properties. It has also been shown that small structural variation may result in significantly improved/varied fundamental properties. Very detailed structure-property relationships were elucidated within the systematically developed series of push-pull molecules, which may serve as a useful guide in designing new D-π-A molecules based on fused thiophene scaffolds.
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- Jan Podlesný
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Studentská 573, Pardubice, 53210, Czech Republic.
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A family of push-pull quinoidal porphyrin monomers has been prepared from a meso-formyl porphyrin by bromination, thioacetal formation, palladium-catalyzed coupling with malononitrile and oxidation with DDQ. Attempts at extending this synthesis to a push-pull quinoidal/cumulenic porphyrin dimer were not successful. The crystal structures of the quinoidal porphyrins indicate that there is no significant contribution from singlet biradical or zwitterionic resonance forms. The crystal structure of an ethyne-linked porphyrin dimer shows that the torsion angle between the porphyrin units is only about 3°, in keeping with crystallographic results on related compounds, but contrasting with the torsion angle of about 35° predicted by computational studies. The free-base quinoidal porphyrin monomers form tightly π-stacked layer structures, despite their curved geometries and bulky aryl substituents.
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- Martin J Smith
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK.
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Durand RJ, Gauthier S, Achelle S, Groizard T, Kahlal S, Saillard JY, Barsella A, Le Poul N, Le Guen FR. Push-pull D-π-Ru-π-A chromophores: synthesis and electrochemical, photophysical and second-order nonlinear optical properties. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:3965-3975. [PMID: 29464264 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt00093j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The present work describes the one-pot synthesis and electrochemical, photophysical and second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of a series of dipolar π-delocalized Ru(ii) dialkynyl complexes. The eight new asymmetrical D-π-Ru-π-A push-pull chromophores incorporate pyranylidene ligands as pro-aromatic donor groups (D) and formaldehyde, indane-1,3-dione, pyrimidine or pyrimidinium as electron-attracting groups (A) separated by ruthenium bis-acetylide fragments and π-conjugated linkers. The second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of all eight complexes were determined by the Electric-Field-Induced Second Harmonic generation (EFISH) technique (operating at 1907 nm), and were compared to those of their purely organic analogs. All investigated compounds (organic and organometallic) exhibited positive μβ values, which dramatically increased for the complexes due to the presence of ruthenium in the π-conjugated core. The second-order NLO response could also be easily modulated by changing the nature of alkynyl substituents. The most promising ruthenium complexes 7 and 8 of the series with the pyrimidinium fragment displayed μβ values of 14 000 × 10-48 esu. The effect of structural modifications on the redox and spectroscopic properties of the complexes was also studied. The intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) occurring through the ruthenium center of the push-pull σ-dialkynyl complexes was investigated by combining experimental and theoretical data.
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Durand RJ, Gauthier S, Achelle S, Kahlal S, Saillard JY, Barsella A, Wojcik L, Le Poul N, Robin-Le Guen F. Incorporation of a platinum center in the pi-conjugated core of push-pull chromophores for nonlinear optics (NLO). Dalton Trans 2018; 46:3059-3069. [PMID: 28217794 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt00252a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In this article, we describe the synthesis, redox characteristics, and linear and nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of seven new unsymmetrical push-pull diacetylide platinum-based complexes. These D-π-Pt-π-A complexes incorporate pyranylidene ligands as pro-aromatic donor groups (D), diazine rings as electron-withdrawing groups (A), and various aromatic fragments (styryl or thienylvinyl) as π-linkers separating the platinum diacetylide unit from the donor and the acceptor groups. This is one of the first examples of push-pull chromophores incorporating a platinum center in the π-conjugated core. The NLO properties of these complexes were compared with those of their purely organic analogues. All compounds (organic and organometallic) exhibited positive μβ values, which dramatically increased upon methylation of the pyrimidine fragment. However, this increase was even more significant in the complexes due to the presence of platinum in the π-conjugated core. The effects of the linker on the redox and spectroscopic properties of the complexes are also discussed. In addition, DFT calculations were performed in order to gain further insight into the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) occurring through the platinum center.
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- Raphaël J Durand
- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6226, IUT de Lannion, rue Edouard Branly, BP 30219, F-22302 Lannion Cedex, France.
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6226, IUT de Lannion, rue Edouard Branly, BP 30219, F-22302 Lannion Cedex, France.
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6226, IUT de Lannion, rue Edouard Branly, BP 30219, F-22302 Lannion Cedex, France.
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6226, Campus de Beaulieu, 263 av. Général Leclerc, 35042 Rennes, France
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6226, Campus de Beaulieu, 263 av. Général Leclerc, 35042 Rennes, France
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- Département d'Optique ultra-rapide et Nanophotonique, IPCMS-CNRS, 23 rue du Loess, BP 43, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie, Électrochimie Moléculaires et Chimie Analytique, UMR CNRS 6521, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UFR Sciences et Techniques, 6 avenue Victor Le Gorgeu - CS 93837, F-29238 Brest Cedex 3, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie, Électrochimie Moléculaires et Chimie Analytique, UMR CNRS 6521, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UFR Sciences et Techniques, 6 avenue Victor Le Gorgeu - CS 93837, F-29238 Brest Cedex 3, France
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6226, IUT de Lannion, rue Edouard Branly, BP 30219, F-22302 Lannion Cedex, France.
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Belén Marco A, Gindre D, Iliopoulos K, Franco S, Andreu R, Canevet D, Sallé M. (Super)gelators derived from push–pull chromophores: synthesis, gelling properties and second harmonic generation. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 16:2470-2478. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ob00251g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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New organogelators including push–pull chromophores are described and show that second harmonic generation active materials can be prepared without sophisticated processes.
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- A. Belén Marco
- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- ICMA
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50009 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- MOLTECH-Anjou Laboratory
- UMR CNRS 6200
- University of Angers
- 49045 Angers Cedex
- France
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- ICMA
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50009 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- ICMA
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50009 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- MOLTECH-Anjou Laboratory
- UMR CNRS 6200
- University of Angers
- 49045 Angers Cedex
- France
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- MOLTECH-Anjou Laboratory
- UMR CNRS 6200
- University of Angers
- 49045 Angers Cedex
- France
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Haenle JC, Bruchlos K, Ludwigs S, Köhn A, Laschat S. Rigidified Push-Pull Dyes: Using Chromophore Size, Donor, and Acceptor Units to Tune the Ground State between Neutral and the Cyanine Limit. Chempluschem 2017; 82:1197-1210. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201700347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Institut für Polymerchemie; Universität Stuttgart; Pfaffenwalding 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institut für Polymerchemie; Universität Stuttgart; Pfaffenwalding 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institut für Theoretische Chemie; Universität Stuttgart; Pfaffenwalding 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie; Universität Stuttgart; Pfaffenwalding 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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Manuela M, Raposo M, Herbivo C, Hugues V, Clermont G, Castro MCR, Comel A, Blanchard-Desce M. Synthesis, Fluorescence, and Two-Photon Absorption Properties of Push-Pull 5-Arylthieno[3,2-b]thiophene Derivatives. European J Org Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201600806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- M. Manuela
- Center of Chemistry; University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar; 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- Center of Chemistry; University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar; 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- Center of Chemistry; University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar; 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- Univ. Bordeaux; Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR 5255 CNRS); 33405 Talence France
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- Univ. Bordeaux; Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR 5255 CNRS); 33405 Talence France
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- Center of Chemistry; University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar; 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- Université de Lorraine; Institut Jean Barriol; Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique - Analyse Multi-échelles des Milieux Complexes; 57048 Metz Cedex France
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Moreno-Yruela C, Garín J, Orduna J, Franco S, Quintero E, López Navarrete JT, Diosdado BE, Villacampa B, Casado J, Andreu R. D−π–A Compounds with Tunable Intramolecular Charge Transfer Achieved by Incorporation of Butenolide Nitriles as Acceptor Moieties. J Org Chem 2015; 80:12115-28. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b02051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Departamento
de Química Física, Universidad de Málaga, Campus
de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Física, Universidad de Málaga, Campus
de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Servicio
de Rayos X y Análisis por Fluorescencia, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Física, Universidad de Málaga, Campus
de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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Levitskaya A, Kalinin A, Fominykh O, Balakina M. Theoretical predictions of nonlinear optical characteristics of novel chromophores with quinoxalinone moieties. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2015.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Marco AB, Burrezo PM, Mosteo L, Franco S, Garín J, Orduna J, Diosdado BE, Villacampa B, López Navarrete JT, Casado J, Andreu R. Polarization, second-order nonlinear optical properties and electrochromism in 4H-pyranylidene chromophores with a quinoid/aromatic thiophene ring bridge. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra12791a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The second-order NLO responses and spectroelectrochemical properties of donor–π–acceptor systems featuring a quinoid/aromatic thiophene unit have been studied.
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- A. Belén Marco
- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- ICMA
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50009 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- ICMA
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50009 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- ICMA
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50009 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- ICMA
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50009 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- ICMA
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50009 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Servicio de Difracción de Rayos X y Análisis por Fluorescencia
- ICMA
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50009 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada
- ICMA
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50009 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física
- Universidad de Málaga
- 29071 Málaga
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- ICMA
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50009 Zaragoza
- Spain
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Marco AB, Martínez de Baroja N, Franco S, Garín J, Orduna J, Villacampa B, Revuelto A, Andreu R. Dithienopyrrole as a Rigid Alternative to the Bithiophene π Relay in Chromophores with Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties. Chem Asian J 2014; 10:188-97. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201402870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Anisyl and ferrocenyl adducts of methylenepyran-containing β-diketone: Synthesis, spectral, structural, and redox properties. J Organomet Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2014.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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