Synthesis, Properties, and Ambipolar Organic Field-Effect Transistor Performances of Symmetrically Cyanated Pentacene and Naphthacene as Air-Stable Acene Derivatives

Abstract

5,12-Dicyanonaphthacene and 6,13-dicyanopentacene have been synthesized for the first time. The LUMO and HOMO levels are deepened as predicted and fabricated organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) showed ambipolar responses with carrier mobilities of 10(-3) cm(2)/V·s.