S. Takano et al., Ladder-type phthalocyanine conductor, [PXX][Co(Pc)(CN)(2)] (PXX = peri-xanthenoxanthene, Co(Pc)(CN)(2) = dicyano(phthalocyaninato)cobalt(III)), CHEM LETT, (12), 1998, pp. 1249-1250
Electrochemical oxidation of PXX and [Co(Pc)(CN)(2)](-) in acetonitrile giv
es a highly conducting crystal containing two-leg ladder chains of the part
ially oxidized Co(Pc)(CN)(2) units. The doubling of the one-dimensional cha
ins makes the electrical properties quite different from those in the singl
e chain conductor.