ABSTRACT
Largely π-extended rylene diimide-fused thienoacenes, a new family of fully fused electron donor-acceptor (D-A) molecules, have been readily synthesized by a novel trisulfur radical anion (S3Ë-)-triggered stitching thienannulation strategy. The ladder-type fused thiophene cores are constructed in a stitching manner through multiple carbon-sulfur bond formation between acetylenic rylene dyes and S3Ë-. A detailed mechanistic study of these stitching thienannulations unveiled the multiple reactivities of S3Ë-. Physical properties of the newly formed D-A, A-D-A, and D-A-D type thienoacenes have also been investigated, which revealed their precisely controllable electronic properties.
ABSTRACT
A highly regioselective tetra-ortho-iodination reaction of perylene diimides (PDIs) has been developed, which could be conducted on a multigram scale (>10 g), featuring a column chromatography-free workup and purification. The ortho-iodinated-PDIs serve as key intermediates for the preparation of a variety of ortho-functionalized PDIs and PDI-based conjugated polymers.