Enhancing electron affinity and tuning band gap in donor–acceptor organic semiconductors by benzothiadiazole directed C

Enhancing electron affinity and tuning band gap in donor–acceptor organic semiconductors by benzothiadiazole directed C–H borylation

Published:2015 Issue:9 Volume:6 Page:5144-5151
ISSN:2041-6520
Container-title:Chemical Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Chem. Sci.

Author:

Crossley D. L.¹²³⁴,Cade I. A.¹²³⁴,Clark E. R.¹²³⁴,Escande A.¹²³⁴,Humphries M. J.⁵⁶⁴,King S. M.⁵⁶⁴,Vitorica-Yrezabal I.¹²³⁴,Ingleson M. J.¹²³⁴,Turner M. L.¹²³⁴

Affiliation:

1. School of Chemistry

2. University of Manchester

3. Manchester

4. UK

5. Cambridge Display Technology Limited

6. Godmanchester

Abstract

Electrophilic borylation using BCl₃and benzothiadiazole to direct the C–H functionalisation of an adjacent aromatic unit produces fused boracyclic materials with minimally changed HOMO energies but significantly reduced LUMO energies.

Funder

European Research Council

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Royal Society

Innovate UK

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2015/SC/C5SC01800E

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