Novel Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based π-Conjugated Molecules Synthesized Via One-Pot Direct Arylation Reaction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Characterizations
3.3. General Synthetic Procedure
3.4. Characterization Data of All Products
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Availability: Samples of the compounds Ms1~9 are all available from the authors. |
Molecules | λmaxs (nm) | λmaxf (nm) | LUMO (eV) | λonsets (nm) | λonsetf (nm) | Egopt (eV) | HOMO (eV) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M1 | 578.0 | 575.0 | −3.94 | 649 | 800 | 1.55 | −5.49 |
M2 | 580.0 | 565.5 | −3.99 | 649 | 760 | 1.63 | −5.62 |
M3 | 576.5 | 567.5 | −3.95 | 649 | 800 | 1.55 | −5.50 |
M4 | 576.5 | 565.5 | −3.94 | 649 | 800 | 1.55 | −5.49 |
M5 | 576.5 | 566.5 | −3.95 | 649 | 800 | 1.55 | −5.50 |
M6 | 600.0 | 609.5 | −3.93 | 685 | 850 | 1.46 | −5.39 |
M7 | 603.5 | 609.5 | −3.95 | 800 | 790 | 1.57 | −5.52 |
M8 | 578.5 | 611.0 | −3.97 | 632 | 850 | 1.46 | −5.43 |
M9 | 607.0 | 629.5 | −3.95 | 700 | 850 | 1.46 | −5.41 |
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Liu, H.; Zhang, X.-F.; Cheng, J.-Z.; Zhong, A.-G.; Wen, H.-R.; Liu, S.-Y. Novel Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based π-Conjugated Molecules Synthesized Via One-Pot Direct Arylation Reaction. Molecules 2019, 24, 1760. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24091760
Liu H, Zhang X-F, Cheng J-Z, Zhong A-G, Wen H-R, Liu S-Y. Novel Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based π-Conjugated Molecules Synthesized Via One-Pot Direct Arylation Reaction. Molecules. 2019; 24(9):1760. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24091760
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Hui, Xiao-Feng Zhang, Jing-Zhao Cheng, Ai-Guo Zhong, He-Rui Wen, and Shi-Yong Liu. 2019. "Novel Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based π-Conjugated Molecules Synthesized Via One-Pot Direct Arylation Reaction" Molecules 24, no. 9: 1760. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24091760