Synthesis of Perylene Imide Diones as Platforms for the Development of Pyrazine Based Organic Semiconductors

Autor: J. Teodomiro López Navarrete, Rocío Ponce Ortiz, Paula de Echegaray, Guzmán López-Espejo, Carlos Seoane, José L. Segura, Iratxe Arrechea-Marcos, Rafael Juárez, María M. Ramos, María J. Mancheño
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 81:11256-11267
ISSN: 1520-6904
0022-3263
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02214
Popis: There is a great interest in peryleneimide (PI)-containing compounds given their unique combination of good electron accepting ability, high abosorption in the visible region, and outstanding chemical, thermal, and photochemical stabilities. Thus, herein we report the synthesis of perylene imide derivatives endowed with a 1,2-diketone functionality (PIDs) as efficient intermediates to easily access peryleneimide (PI)-containing organic semiconductors with enhanced absorption cross-section for the design of tunable semiconductor organic materials. Three processable organic molecular semiconductors containing thiophene and terthiophene moieties, PITa, PITb, and PITT, have been prepared from the novel PIDs. The tendency of these semiconductors for molecular aggregation have been investigated by NMR spectroscopy and supported by quantum chemical calculations. 2D NMR experiments and theoretical calculations point to an antiparallel π-stacking interaction as the most stable conformation in the aggregates. Investigation of the optical and electrochemical properties of the materials is also reported and analyzed in combination with DFT calculations. Although the derivatives presented here show modest electron mobilities of ∼10
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