A perfluorocyclopentene dithienylethene based molecular switch: 1,2-bis[5-(4-ethynylphenyl)-2-methylthiophen-3-yl]-3,3,4,4,5,5-hexafluorocyclopentene

摘要

The title compound, C₃₁H₁₈F₆S₂, is a molecular switch based on dithienylperfluorocyclopentene. The molecule possesses pseudo-₂ symmetry and has the open form of the switch. There are a number of intramolecular C-H...F hydrogen bonds, but in the crystal structure there are no interactions between symmetry-related molecules.