Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2011
1, 4-Bis [2-(tetrathiafulvalen-2-yl)ethenyl] -2, 5-dimethylbenzene (BTFE-DMB) is synthesized and its structure is found to be planar. The single crystal of its iodine salts undergoes a metal-insulator transition about 180K. The compaction pellets of the iodine salts show the current dependent resistive anomaly under high pressure.