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Yuya Tanakaa, Munetaka Akitaa*
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Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Corresponding author: akitatit@[Link]

Abstract
Molecular devices have attracted increasing attention as an effective technique for miniaturization of
electronic circuits. We have been studying development of organometallic molecular electronic
devices, which are expected to show excellent performance by virtue of the contribution of the d
electrons of higher energies included in the organometallic moieties. We have aimed at development
of efficient molecular wires based on the metallapolyyne motifs (M + (C≡C)n), which are able to
undergo long-range conduction, and the performance has been evaluated by single molecule
conductance determined by the STM-BJ measurement. Herein discussion will be focused on the
following points with the goal of synthesis of long and highly conductive molecular wires.
1. Mononuclear molecular wire (≤ 2.2 nm) 1
2. Di- and tri-nuclear molecular wire (≤ 3.5 nm) 2
3. Longer dinuclear molecular wire (≤ 3.7 nm) 3
As a result, we have achieved organometallic molecular wires with the conductance of 10-3 G0 level as
well as the molecular dimension close to 4 nm. Molecular switch characterized by nanogap technique
will be also discussed.4

Keywords: organometallic molecular device, molecular wire, molecular switch, single molecule
conductance, STM-BJ(break junction) measurement

1. Mononuclear molecular wire 3. Longer dinuclear moleular wire

Au
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Au C4 Ph2P
PPh2 C4 Au Au
Au
Au

Au
Au C C C C Ru C C C C Au
Au

Au
Au
Me
Ph2P PPh
2 6 CPh2P PPh
2
Au
Au
Au
Au
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Au Ph2P Au
PPh2 S C C Ru C C C C C C Ru C C S
Ph2P PPh Ph2P PPh Me
2 2
Au
Au
Au C6 Ph2P C6 Au Au Au C8 Au
PPh2 Au
Au Au Au
Au Au Au
Au Au C C C C C C Ru C C C C C C Au Au
Au
Au Au
Au Ph2P
PPh2 Au Me
Ph2P PPh2 12 C Ph2P PPh Au
2
S C C Ru C C C C C C C C C C C C Ru C C S
Ph2P PPh Ph2P PPh Me
2 2
Au
Au
Au C8 Ph2P
PPh2 C8 Au Au Au
Au Au Au
Au Au C C C C C C C C Ru C C C C C C C C Au Au Au
Au Au
Au Ph2P Au
PPh2

2. Di- and tri-nuclear molecular wire 4. Dinuclear molecular switch

Au
Au
Ph2P X Ph2P Au
Au PPh2Ph2P Ph2P Au Me PPh2 PPh2
Au PPh2 Au S C C Ru C C C C Ru C C S
Au Au C C C C Ru C C C C Ru C C C C Au Au
Au S Au Ph2P PPh Ph2P PPh Me
Ph2P PPh Ph2P PPh Au 2 2
Au 2 2 Au
Au
Au oxid.
Au Ph2P Ph2P Ph2P Au neutral cationic
Au PPh2 PPh2 PPh2 Au (OFF) red. (ON)
Au Au C C C C Ru C C C C Ru C C C C Ru C C C C Au Au
Au S S Au
Ph2P PPh Ph2P PPh Ph2P PPh
Au 2 2 2 Au

References
1. Tanaka, Y.; Kato, Y.; Tada,T.; Fujii, S.; Kiguchi, M.; Akita, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140,
10080 - 10084.
2. Tanaka, Y.; Kato, Y.; Sugimoto, K.; Kawano, R.; Tada, T.; Fujii, S.; Kiguchi, M.; Akita, M. Chem.
Sci., 2021, 12, 4338 - 4344.
3. Tanaka, Y.; Suzuki, K.; Akita, M. unpublished data.
4. Tanaka, Y.; Morozumi, N.; Ohto, T.; Kaneko, S.; Naitoh, Y.; Tada, T.; Fujii, S.; Nishino, T.; Akita,
M. ChemRxiv 2022 DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-22022-xfrpb.