Table 1. Redox Potentials of Cor-BiPh and Cor-Ph-PDI in Dichloromethanea.
| Compound | EoxPA (V) | EoxPC (V) | Eox1/2 (V) | Eoxonset (V) | IPb (eV) | EredPA (V) | EredPC (V) | Ered1/2 (V) | Eredonset (V) | EAc (eV) | Egap (eV) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cor-Ph-PDI | 0.87 | 0.70 | –5.04 | –0.56 | –0.78 | –0.67 | –0.53 | –3.81 | 1.23 | ||
| 1.02 | 0.86 | 0.94 | –0.80 | –1.01 | –0.90 | ||||||
| 1.21 | |||||||||||
| Cor-BiPh | 0.80 | 0.60 | –4.94 | –0.70 | –0.95 | –0.83 | –0.51 | –3.83 | 1.11 | ||
| 0.96 | |||||||||||
| 1.04 | 0.92 | 0.98 | |||||||||
| PDI | –0.5860 | ||||||||||
| –0.7960 |
Measurement conditions: electrolyte, NBu4ClO4, c = 0.1 M; dry CH2Cl2; potential sweep rate, 100 mV s–1; working electrode, glassy carbon (GC); auxiliary electrode, Pt wire; reference electrode, Ag/AgCl. All measurements were conducted at room temperature.
Ionization potential.
Electron affinity.