Differentially Substituted Phenylene-Containing Oligoacene Derivatives

Abstract

We report the synthesis and characterization of seven new linearly conjugated ladder compounds of the phenylene-containing oligoacene molecule class. Each derivative incorporates a fused four-membered-ring linkage in the acene-like backbone. Crystal packing, spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of the molecules are described.

Keywords

phenylene-containing oligoacenes - conjugated ladder molecules - Diels–Alder reaction - acenes - [N]phenylenes

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