Abstract
Electron deficient compounds are extensively studied in the field of molecular materials. Compared to the simplest electron acceptors, multi-cyano heterocyclics performed excellent properties in electron-withdrawing ability, thermal stability, etc. This review provides a survey of the synthesis and modifications of two kinds of multi-cyano heterocyclics and their applications.
Keywords: Electron-withdrawing, heterocyclic, multi-cyano, chromophore, modification, tricyanofuran, tricyanopyrroline.
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