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Organic Thin-film Solar Cells Using Benzotrithiophene Derivatives Bearing Acceptor Units as Non-Fullerene Acceptors
Matsumoto, Kouichi,Yamashita, Kazuhiro,Sakoda, Yuuki,Ezoe, Hinata,Tanaka, Yuki,Okazaki, Tatsuya,Ohkita, Misaki,Tanaka, Senku,Aoki, Yuki,Kiriya, Daisuke,Kashimura, Shigenori,Maekawa, Masahiko,Kuroda-Sowa, Takayoshi,Okubo, Takashi
, p. 4620 - 4629 (2021/09/10)
New star-shaped non-fullerene acceptors (5Z,5′Z,5′′Z)-5,5′,5′′-((benzo[1,2-b : 3,4-b′ : 5,6-b′′]trithiophene-2,5,8-triyltris(4-octylthiophene-5,2-diyl))tris(methaneylylidene))tris(3-octyl-2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one) (1: BTT-OT-ORD) and 2,2′,2′′-((5Z,5′Z,5′′Z)-((benzo[1,2-b : 3,4-b′ : 5,6-b′′]trithiophene-2,5,8-triyltris(4-octylthiophene-5,2-diyl))tris(methaneylylidene))tris(3-octyl-4-oxothiazolidine-5,2-diylidene))trimalononitrile (2: BTT-OT-OTZDM) with a benzotrithiophene core, alkyl-thiophen units, and acceptor units were designed and synthesized. The HOMO-LUMO levels of 1 and 2 were determined by photoemission spectroscopy and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. Binary blend and ternary blend bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells with non-fullerene acceptors 1 and 2 were fabricated with the inverted device structures of glass/ITO/ZnO/active_layer/MoO3/Ag. Both binary blend BHJ solar cells with 1 and 2 show lower JSC and larger VOC values than P3HT : PCBM solar cells. On the other hand, ternary blend BHJ organic solar cells, including 10 % of 1, exhibited a larger power conversion efficiency than P3HT : PCBM solar cells because the JSC value was largely improved.
Linear and nonlinear optical properties of a quadrupolar carbo-benzene and its benzenic parent: The carbo-merization effect
Barba-Barba, Rodrigo M.,Chammam, Marwa,Ramos-Ortiz, Gabriel,Listunov, Dymytrii,Velusamy, Jayaramakrishnan,Rodriguez, Mario,Carriles, Ramon,Silva, Carlos,Duhayon, Carine,Kauffmann, Brice,Maraval, Valérie,Chauvin, Remi
, (2021/01/28)
Herein, the optical properties of thiophene-functionalized quadrupolar carbo-benzenes and a benzenic parent, of generic structure Th–C[tbnd]C–[core]–C[tbnd]C–Th, Th = R2C4HS, are comparatively investigated. Beyond the previously unknown dioctylthienylethynylbenzene (core = p-C6H4, R = nOct), two bis-dialkylthienylethynyl-carbo-benzenes (core = C18Ph4, R = nOct, nBu) are envisaged for the unique “carbo-aromatic” character of the C18 macrocycle. The three targets were synthesized from the corresponding ethynylthiophenes in 47, 20 and 10% yield, respectively, then characterized by classical methods such as NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography for one of the carbo-benzenes. Regarding linear and nonlinear optical properties, our results show that the carbo-merization induces a significant shift to lower energies of the one-photon electronic excitations accompanied by an 8-fold increase of the molar extinction coefficient compared to the parent molecule. Intriguingly, these excitations lead to a broad band of photoluminescence comprising decay transitions of the type S1 → S0 but also of the type S2 → S0. This phenomenon of emission from higher excited states, which is contrary to Kasha's rule, is assigned to - or revealed by - a reduction of the internal conversion efficiency between S2 and S1. Two-photon induced transitions are also enhanced, the two-photon absorption cross-section (σ2PA) being in average five times larger for the carbo-benzenes than for their benzene parent in the wavelength range 650–950 nm, with a maximum of σ2PA = 1430 GM (1 GM = 10?50 cm4 s/photon). Beyond a moderate nonlinearity, this comparative study provides quantitative insights about the way carbo-merization or insertion of a π-conjugated macrocycle between chromophoric functions (here thiophene rings) can tune optical properties of organic molecules. The optical properties of the bis-dialkylthienylethynyl-carbo-benzenes are also discussed in regard of recent reports on organic chromophores based on other types of π-conjugated macrocyclic cores.
Thiophene-benzothiadiazole based donor–acceptor–donor (D-A-D) bolaamphiphiles, self-assembly and photophysical properties
Chang, Qing,Cheng, Xiaohong,Ding, Wei,Ma, Tao,Zhang, Lin
, (2021/11/03)
Bolaamphiphilies with D-A-D type π-conjugated rigid cores composed by thiophenes as donors (D) and benzothiadiazole (BTD) as central acceptor (A) have been synthesised. Their self-assemblies and photophysical properties were investigated by polarising optical microscope, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Such compounds can self-assemble into honeycomb cylinder mesophases with Colhex?/p6mm and Colsqu/p4mm lattices in their pure states as well as organogels with different morphologies in organic solvents. Their absorption spectra cover nearly the entire visible light range and their band gaps are relatively low. Tetrathiophene BTD based bolaamphilphiles (BT4/n) with higher D/A ratios than the bisthiophene BTD bolaamphilphiles (BT2/n) can self-assemble into more ordered nanostructures in both bulk states and solution. Both the absorption and emission peaks of BT4/n are strongly red shifted. The influence of the molecular conformation, the conjugated core length, as well as the D/A ratio on the self-assemble and photophysical characteristics of such D-A-D bolaamphiphiles are discussed.
Suzuki-Miyaura coupling catalyzed by a Ni(II) PNP pincer complex: Scope and mechanistic insights
Madera, Justin,Slattery, Megan,Arman, Hadi D.,Tonzetich, Zachary J.
, (2020/02/04)
The nickel(II) pincer complex, [NiCl(PhPNP)] (PhPNP = anion of 2,5-bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)pyrrole), has been employed as a precatalyst for the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of aryl halides and boronic acids. Both electron-rich and electron-deficient aromatic bromides were found to undergo coupling with boronic acids in modest yield at elevated temperature in the presence of K3PO4·H2O. Preliminary mechanistic studies of the reaction identified a novel species formulated as the boronate complex, [Ni(OB{OH}{2-tolyl})(PhPNP)], which most likely represents a catalyst deactivation pathway. The productive catalytic cycle was found to be most consistent with a Ni(I)/Ni(III) process where the boronic acid serves as both reductant and nucleophile in the presence of base.
Rational Design of an Iron-Based Catalyst for Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Couplings Involving Heteroaromatic Boronic Esters and Tertiary Alkyl Electrophiles
Byers, Jeffery A.,Crockett, Michael P.,Li, Bo,Wong, Alexander S.
supporting information, p. 5392 - 5397 (2020/03/04)
Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions between a variety of alkyl halides and unactivated aryl boronic esters using a rationally designed iron-based catalyst supported by β-diketiminate ligands are described. High catalyst activity resulted in a broad substrate scope that included tertiary alkyl halides and heteroaromatic boronic esters. Mechanistic experiments revealed that the iron-based catalyst benefited from the propensity for β-diketiminate ligands to support low-coordinate and highly reducing iron amide intermediates, which are very efficient for effecting the transmetalation step required for the Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction.
Synthesis and characterization of new D-π-A and A-π-D-π-A type oligothiophene derivatives
Pandolfi, Fabiana,Rocco, Daniele,Mattiello, Leonardo
supporting information, p. 3018 - 3025 (2019/03/21)
In this work, we present a series of newly synthesized conjugated oligothiophene derivatives, with different numbers of central thiophene units, and different donor/acceptor architectures. Electrochemical and spectroscopic data have also been reported. We used thiophene or bithiophene as central donor core units, 3-octylthiophenes as π-bridge and solubilizing sub-units, and ethyl cyanoacetate or rhodanine moieties as acceptor end groups, in order to get D-π-A and A-π-D-π-A molecular architectures. The length of the synthesized oligothiophenes ranges from three to eight thiophene units, a variety that is sufficient to put in evidence different optical and electrochemical characteristics as well as semiconducting characteristics. Oligothiophene compounds can be regarded not only as models for the study of structure-property relationships relative to polythiophenes, but also they present a large number of applications in the field of organic electronics (i.e.: as donors in bulk-heterojunction solar cells and hole-transporting layer materials in perovskite solar cells, among others).
TRIPHENYLAMINE COMPOUNDS, POLYMERS MADE THEREFROM AND ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME
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Paragraph 0196; 0199; 0200-0202, (2018/05/03)
The present invention relates to a triphenylamine compound, to a polymer thereof and to an electrochromic device comprising the same, and specifically, to a triphenylamine compound represented by the chemical formula (1), to a polymer thereof and to an electrochromic device comprising the same. In the chemical formula (1), R, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined in claim 1. The present invention also provides a triphenylamine-based polymer capable of forming a thin film having uniform surface and exhibiting excellent reversibility in the electrochromic characteristics.COPYRIGHT KIPO 2018
The Discovery of Citral-Like Thiophenes in Fried Chicken
Cannon, Robert J.,Curto, Nicole L.,Esposito, Cynthia M.,Payne, Richard K.,Janczuk, Adam J.,Agyemang, David O.,Cai, Tingwei,Tang, Xiao-Qing,Chen, Michael Z.
, p. 5690 - 5699 (2017/07/24)
The isomers of 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal, more commonly known together as citral, are two of the most notable natural compounds in the flavor and fragrance industry. However, both isomers are inherently unstable, limiting their potential use in various applications. To identify molecules in nature that can impart the fresh lemon character of citral while demonstrating stability under acidic and thermal conditions has been a major challenge and goal for the flavor and fragrance industry. In the study of fried chicken, several alkyl thiophenecarbaldehydes were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-olfactometry that provided a similar citral-like aroma. The potential mechanism of formation in fried chicken is discussed. Furthermore, in order to explore the organoleptic properties of this structural backbone, a total of 35 thiophenecarbaldehyde derivatives were synthesized or purchased for evaluation by odor and taste. Certain organoleptic trends were observed as the length of the alkyl or alkenyl chain increased or when the chain was moved to different positions on the thiophene backbone. The 3-substituted alkyl thiophenecarbaldehydes, specifically 3-butyl-2-thiophenecarbaldehyde and 3-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)-2-thiophenecarbaldehyde, exhibited strong citrus and citral-like notes. Several alkyl thiophenecarbaldehydes were tested in high acid stability trials (4 °C vs 38 °C) and outperformed citral both in terms of maintaining freshness over time and minimizing off-notes. Additional measurements were completed to calculate the odor thresholds for a select group of thiophenecarbaldehydes, which were found to be between 4.7-215.0 ng/L in air.
Synthesis and characterization of triphenylamine-based polymers and their application towards solid-state electrochromic cells
Jeong, Jaemyeng,Kumar, Rangaraju Satish,Naveen, Mergu,Son, Young-A.
, p. 78984 - 78993 (2016/09/09)
Four novel triphenylamine-based polymers, PJK1, PJK2, PJK3 and PJK4 were successfully synthesized and fully characterized by 1H NMR, UV-VIS spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry (CV), GPC and spectroelectrochemistry. These polymers are easily soluble in many common organic solvents, which make them appropriate for film deposition via spray-coating. We fabricated electrochromic cells comprising ITO-coated glass/polymer/gel electrolyte/ITO-coated glass and patterned the color change by applying direct current with different voltages. We report herein color changes, from the neutral to oxidized form as follows: for PJK1, orange to dark green; for PJK2, light yellow to reddish brown; for PJK3, light blue to grey; and for PJK4, green to bluish green. The majority of the copolymers exhibited very good thermal stabilities, as evidenced by less than a 5% weight loss in temperatures exceeding 400 °C. To further characterize, we simulated the electrochemical and optical properties, which are good agreement with the experimental data.
Cobalt-Catalyzed Reductive Alkylation of Heteroaryl Bromides: One-Pot Access to Alkylthiophenes, -furans, -selenophenes, and -pyrroles
Cai, Deng-Jhou,Lin, Po-Han,Liu, Ching-Yuan
supporting information, p. 5448 - 5452 (2015/08/24)
A practical and convenient Co-catalyzed alkylation method for the facile introduction of various alkyl chains into organic electronically significant heteroaryl compounds, including thiophenes, furans, selenophenes, and pyrroles, is reported. Under well-optimized reaction conditions, a wide range of alkylated heteroaryl compounds have beeen efficiently prepared in moderate to good isolated yields. Notably, 2- or 3-alkylthiophenes, which play a decisive role in polymer chemistry and organic materials, have been synthesized step-economically for the first time by this reductive-coupling methodology using inexpensive cobalt salts as catalysts. This straightforward synthetic procedure avoids the preparation of moisture-unstable organometallic reagents (RMgX or RZnX) required in conventional alkylation protocols. Various alkyl chains have been introduced into organic, electronically important heteroaryl compounds step-economically through Co-catalyzed reductive alkylation reactions. The resulting alkylheteroarenes are indispensable building blocks for polymer chemistry and π-functional organic materials.
