Molecules 2011, 16(6), 4467-4481; doi:10.3390/molecules16064467
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A Novel Thiophene-Fused Polycyclic Aromatic with a Tetracene Core: Synthesis, Characterization, Optical and Electrochemical Properties

Zong-Fan Duan 1,2,* email, Xian-Qiang Huang 3 , Zhi-Gang Yang 4 , Daiki Hoshino 1 , Susumu Kitanaka 4 , Gao-Yang Zhao 2  and Yasushiro Nishioka 1,* email
1 College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Narashinodai, Funabashi, Chiba 2748501, Japan 2 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China 3 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Shandong 252059, China 4 College of Pharmacy, Nihon University, Narashinodai, Funabashi, Chiba 2748555, Japan
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Received: 9 May 2011; in revised form: 25 May 2011 / Accepted: 25 May 2011 / Published: 27 May 2011
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Abstract: FeCl3-mediated oxidative cyclization was successfully used to construct an extended thiophene-pendant pyrene skeleton and synthesize a novel thiophene-fused polycyclic aromatic (THTP-C) with a tetracene core. The identity of the compound was confirmed by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, MS, and elemental analysis. Meanwhile, a single crystal of THTP-C was obtained and analyzed by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. THTP-C has a “saddle” shaped π-conjugated 1-D supramolecular structure, and favors highly ordered self-assembly by π-π interactions as evidenced by its concentration-dependent 1H-NMR spectra in solution. The optical properties of THTP-C were investigated by ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy and its electrochemical properties were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV). The relatively large band gap (2.86 eV), low EHOMO level (−5.64 eV) and intermolecular π-π interactions imply that THTP-C has a high stability against photo-degradation and oxidation, and may be a promising candidate for stable hole-transporting materials.
Keywords: polycyclic aromatics; oxidative cyclization; organic semiconductor materials

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Duan, Z.-F.; Huang, X.-Q.; Yang, Z.-G.; Hoshino, D.; Kitanaka, S.; Zhao, G.-Y.; Nishioka, Y. A Novel Thiophene-Fused Polycyclic Aromatic with a Tetracene Core: Synthesis, Characterization, Optical and Electrochemical Properties. Molecules 2011, 16, 4467-4481.

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Duan Z-F, Huang X-Q, Yang Z-G, Hoshino D, Kitanaka S, Zhao G-Y, Nishioka Y. A Novel Thiophene-Fused Polycyclic Aromatic with a Tetracene Core: Synthesis, Characterization, Optical and Electrochemical Properties. Molecules. 2011; 16(6):4467-4481.

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Duan, Zong-Fan; Huang, Xian-Qiang; Yang, Zhi-Gang; Hoshino, Daiki; Kitanaka, Susumu; Zhao, Gao-Yang; Nishioka, Yasushiro. 2011. "A Novel Thiophene-Fused Polycyclic Aromatic with a Tetracene Core: Synthesis, Characterization, Optical and Electrochemical Properties." Molecules 16, no. 6: 4467-4481.

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