Electron Acceptors Based on an All‐Carbon Donor–Acceptor Copolymer

Jessica L. Jellison, Che‐Hsiung Lee, Xinju Zhu, Jordan D. Wood, Kyle N. Plunkett

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2012 · 57 citations · 37 references

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Abstract

The Sonogashira cross-coupling polymerization of a dibrominated cyclopenta[hi]aceanthrylene and a diethynylfluorene derivative produced a donor–acceptor copolymer composed solely of cyclopenta-fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The resulting polymer displays low band gaps (<1.5 eV), dual absorption bands, and electron-accepting behavior as demonstrated through fluorescence quenching of poly(3-hexylthiophene).

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