Abstract
A new approach for a one-dimensional organic conductor with a chemically bonded backbone is presented. The proposed compounds consist of a linear arrangement of transition metal atoms, e.g. Fe, Co, bridged by linear bidentate π-electron containing ligands, e.g. pyrazine, 4,4'-bipyridine, and 1,4-diisocyanobenzene. This structure is stabilized by the tetradentate planar phthalocyanine molecule complexing each octahedrally coordinated central atom in its equatorial plane. The synthesis and characterization of the monomeric, dimeric and polymeric compounds PcML/PcML2, PcM-L-PcM and [PcML]n are described and a comparison of their electrical conductivity as a function of their structural features is given in detail. The electrical conduction of the monomeric units increases after polymerisation by a factor of 107 without doping. In the second part soluble tetrasubstituted phthalocyaninato(IVB)-metalloxanes are described and the effect of homogeneous and heterogeneous iodination on conductivity is discussed.