A Crystal‐Engineered Hydrogen‐Bonded Octachloroperylene Diimide with a Twisted Core: An n‐Channel Organic Semiconductor

Abstract

Twisted up: Perchlorination of perylene diimide afforded an exceptionally electron-poor organic semiconductor molecule (see picture; C black, Cl green, O red, N blue, H white) that crystallizes in an ideal brickstone arrangement with close π–π and chlorine–chlorine contacts. Vapor-deposited thin films of this molecule show excellent transistor performance, even in air (μ≈0.8 cm2 V−1 s−1, Ion/Ioff≈108). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.