Two (thieno[3,2-b]thiophene) and three annulated thiophenes (dithieno[2,3-b;3ˈ,2ˈ-d]thiophene and dithieno[3,2-b;2ˈ,3ˈ-d]thiophene) were employed as building blocks to synthesize linear or semi-circular chelated mononuclear biscarbene and dinuclear tetracarbene complexes. The electronic properties of...