作者:Xin Guo、Suhao Wang、Volker Enkelmann、Martin Baumgarten、Klaus Müllen
DOI:10.1021/ol2025372
日期:2011.11.18
A new member of the benzotrithiophene family, benzo[2,1-b:-3,44:5,6-c '']trithiophene (3a), and its alkyl substituted derivatives (3b-e) were synthesized and characterized. Their photophyscial, electrochemical, crystallographic, and self-assembly properties were described. Thin film structures varied widely with the exact nature of the alkyl substitution pattern, with decreasing self-assembly propensity with increasing alkyl chain length. The high HOMO levels and the coplanarity of these molecules show their potential as organic semiconductors and as donor components in donor-acceptor copolymers.