Abstract
AbstractThe synthesis of 4‐(4H‐chalcogenopyran‐4‐ylidene and 4H‐chalcogenochromen‐4‐ylidene)‐1‐(phenylthio)but‐2‐enylidene complexes is described and their non‐linear optical (NLO) properties have been investigated (as μβ by EFISH). NMR studies and X‐ray crystallographic analyses show that the (phenylthio)carbene fragment has a better electron‐withdrawing capability than the methoxy analogues and, likewise, the corresponding thiocarbenes have a more significant pyrylium character. The μβ values of these complexes were obtained from EFISH experiments. The microscopic NLO response is sensitive to the nature of the intracyclic chalcogen atom, the nature of the metal centre and the benzo‐annulation of the heterocycle. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006)
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