Several derivatives of alkyl-substituted DTEDT have been synthesized.
Single crystals of cation radical salts of dimethyl-DTEDT (1Ab) with o
ctahedral anions showed high conductivities (sigma(rt)=10(0)-10(1)Scm(
-1)) and metal-like behavior around room temperature. The metal to ins
ulator transition temperature tends to decrease as the volume of anion
s increases. The PF6, AsF6 salts of cyclopenteno-DTEDT (1Ac), and TaF6
salt of tetramethyl-DTEDT (1Bb) show metallic conducting behavior dow
n to 50 K.