The electrochemical properties of a series of 1,4-dimethoxypillar[m]arene[n]quinones （DMP[m]A[n]Qs） and the interactions between individual quinone units have been investigated on glassy carbon electrode in acetonit...The electrochemical properties of a series of 1,4-dimethoxypillar[m]arene[n]quinones （DMP[m]A[n]Qs） and the interactions between individual quinone units have been investigated on glassy carbon electrode in acetonitrile. All the quinone units showed relative electron uptake behavior except 1,4-dimethoxypillar[5]quinones （DMP[5]Q）. The results have shown that the electrochemical behavior of the DMP[m]A[n]Qs is comparatively different from that of their related linear quinone analogues. The resultant properties were attributed to the close proximity of redox-active sites as well as the delocalization of electrons on the aromatic rings. Another aspect to be considered responsible for their electronic properties was suggested to be the electrostatic repulsions between adjacent quinone units in these complex structures. Current studies provide a better understanding on the voltammetric behavior of pillararene derivatives with different numbers of quinone units as well as their future scope in certain future electrochemical applications.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grants 21544009, 21274132, 91227105） and Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation （Grant LY15B020007）
文摘The electrochemical properties of a series of 1,4-dimethoxypillar[m]arene[n]quinones （DMP[m]A[n]Qs） and the interactions between individual quinone units have been investigated on glassy carbon electrode in acetonitrile. All the quinone units showed relative electron uptake behavior except 1,4-dimethoxypillar[5]quinones （DMP[5]Q）. The results have shown that the electrochemical behavior of the DMP[m]A[n]Qs is comparatively different from that of their related linear quinone analogues. The resultant properties were attributed to the close proximity of redox-active sites as well as the delocalization of electrons on the aromatic rings. Another aspect to be considered responsible for their electronic properties was suggested to be the electrostatic repulsions between adjacent quinone units in these complex structures. Current studies provide a better understanding on the voltammetric behavior of pillararene derivatives with different numbers of quinone units as well as their future scope in certain future electrochemical applications.
