S. Wang et al., SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND ELECTRICAL-CONDUCTIVITY OF A NOVEL CONJUGATED SCHIFF-BASE MACROCYCLE CONTAINING 1,3,4-OXADIAZOLE RING, Synthetic metals, 93(3), 1998, pp. 181-185
A new conjugated Schiff base macrocycle containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole ri
ng was prepared by elimination of a tosyl group from a sulfonamide und
er basic conditions. This synthetic method will provide access to a wi
de variety of novel conjugated Schiff base macrocycles. The reaction m
echanism was examined. The macrocycle has a highly conjugated ring str
ucture and high thermal stability and was doped with iodine to form a
stable conducting complex with a conductivity of 10(-2) S/cm. It can b
e used as semiconductive material. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All
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