文摘
Oxidative dimerization of a mixture of the thiolanone 5 and the dithiolanone 4 yields 2c as chromophore of thioindigo 1c, and 6 and 7 as chromophores of still unknown indigo dyes. As compared to 2c, the first ionization potential of the new indigo chromophore 7 is higher, but the calculated HOMO-LUMO splitting is lower. Accordingly, its longest wavelength absorption maximum surpasses that of 2c distinctly.