A Straightforward Synthesis of Chlorine‐Bearing Donor–Acceptor Alternating Copolymers with Deep Frontier Orbital Levels

Abstract

Donor–acceptor alternating copolymers with chlorine atoms on the backbone are synthesized via a straightforward Stille polycondensation. Thiophene and chlorine‐substituted 2,3‐diphenylquinoxaline are chosen as the donor and acceptor moieties, respectively. Compared with the corresponding non‐substituted and fluorine‐substituted analogues, which are also synthesized for systematical studies, the chlorine‐bearing copolymer exhibits the deepest lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO). The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level of the chlorine‐bearing copolymer can be modified by applying different donor moieties. Additionally, these chlorine‐bearing copolymers show low self‐absorption and large Stokes Shift. image