THE CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTROACTIVE ORDERED MOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES OF ORGANIC-INORGANIC CHARACTER

This paper illustrates the interplay between the molecular properties (size, shape, functionality, charge, redox character...) of organic an d inorganic electroactive precursors and the structural organization a nd functions of associated integrated O1 hybrid salts. Since single cr ystals of high purity are grown by the electrocrystallization techniqu e, a salient feature of this solid state chemistry of molecular ions i s the significant degree of long-range order achieved within these org anized molecular assemblies, a requisite to a proper control of the in termolecular electron transfers. The analysis of a few prototypical hy brid associations focuses on the construction principles and the use o f hydrogen bonds in the design of organic-inorganic molecular solids.