Dibenzothiophene Derivatives: From Herringbone to Lamellar Packing Motif
摘要:
It is generally believed that pi-pi stacking would be much more efficient than herringbone stacking for the transporting of charge carriers. The electron-withdrawing group sulphone unit was introduced into dibenzothiophene (DBT) derivatives, and lamellar structures were observed in the single crystals of the products along with strong, long-range pi-pi intermolecular interactions. As a contrast, the reduced materials adopted herringbone packing. We contributed this change of packing motif to the polarity of the sulphone unit. These results are meaningful to the molecular design to obtain pi-pi stacking.