76727-12-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis of 9,10-Diarylanthracenes via Mg(TMP) 2 ·2LiCl-Mediated Benzyne Generation/[4+2] Cycloaddition and Deoxygenation of 9,10-Epoxyanthracene Intermediates
Miyamoto, Naoya,Nakazawa, Yuki,Nakamura, Takanori,Okano, Kentaro,Sato, Sota,Sun, Zhe,Isobe, Hiroyuki,Tokuyama, Hidetoshi
supporting information, p. 513 - 518 (2017/12/08)
A new synthetic route to functionalized 9,10-diarylanthracenes has been developed. 9,10-Epoxyanthracene intermediates were prepared by [4+2] cycloaddition of 1,3-diarylisobenzofuran with a variety of functionalized benzyne intermediates, which were obtained by Mg(TMP) 2 ·2LiCl-mediated benzyne generation. For the cleavage of the resultant 9,10-epoxyanthracene intermediates, we developed mild deoxygenation conditions using a combination of trifluoroacetic acid and Et 3 SiH. The utility of this sequence was demonstrated by application to the synthesis of 5,7,12,14-tetraphenylpentacene.
Substituent effects in pentacenes: Gaining control over HOMO-LUMO gaps and photooxidative resistances
Kaur, Irvinder,Jia, Wenling,Kopreski, Ryan P.,Selvarasah, Selvapraba,Dokmeci, Mehmet R.,Pramanik, Chandrani,McGruer, Nicol E.,Miller, Glen P.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 16274 - 16286 (2009/05/08)
A combined experimental and computational study of a series of substituted pentacenes including halogenated, phenylated, silylethynylated and thiolated derivatives is presented. Experimental studies include the synthesis and characterization of six new and six known pentacene derivatives and a kinetic study of each derivative under identical photooxidative conditions. Structures, HOMO-LUMO energies and associated gaps were calculated at the B3LYP/6-311+G**//PM3 level while optical and electrochemical HOMO-LUMO gaps were measured experimentally. The combined results provide for the first time a quantitative assessment of HOMO-LUMO gaps and photooxidative resistances for a large series of pentacene derivatives as a function of substituents. The persistence of each pentacene derivative is impacted by a combination of steric resistance and electronic effects as well as the positional location of each substituent. Silylethynyl-substituted pentacenes like TIPS-pentacene possess small HOMO-LUMO gaps but are not the longest lived species under photooxidative conditions, contrary to popular perception. A pentacene derivative with both chlorine substituents in the 2,3,9,10 positions and o-alkylphenyl substituents in the 6,13 positions is longer lived than TIPS-pentacene. Of all the derivatives studied, alkylthio- and arylthio-substituted pentacenes are most resistant to photooxidation, possess relatively small HOMO-LUMO gaps and are highly soluble in a variety of organic solvents. These results have broad implications for the field of organic molecular electronics where OFET, OLED, and other applications can benefit from highly persistent, solution processable pentacene derivatives.
