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Catalyst-free one-step synthesis of ortho-tetraaryl perylene diimides for efficient OPV non-fullerene acceptors

Xiangchun Li, Hengbin Wang, Julia Schneider, Zitang Wei, Wen‐Yong Lai, Wei Huang, Fred Wudl, Yonghao Zheng

Journal of Materials Chemistry C · 2017 · 46 citations · 42 references

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Abstract

We report the regioselective <italic>ortho</italic>-functionalization of PDI with aryl Grignard reagents. OPVs with these non-fullerene acceptors showed PCEs up to 5%, the highest reported for an acceptor with a single PDI core.

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