Issue 11, 2005
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Chemical Communications

Hexyl-substituted oligothiophenes with a central tetrafluorophenylene unit: crystal engineering of planar structures for p-type organic semiconductors†

David J. Crouch,a   Peter J. Skabara,*a   Martin Heeney,b   Iain McCulloch,b   Simon J. Colesc  and  Michael B. Hursthousec  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
E-mail: peter.skabara@manchester.ac.uk
Tel: 44 161 275 4781

b MERCK Chemicals, Chilworth Science Park, Southampton, UK

c Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, UK

Abstract

Rigidification has been achieved in thiophene–tetrafluorophenylene architectures through strong S⋯F and H⋯F intramolecular interactions; the resulting materials are promising candidates for p-type organic field effect transistors.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B417642A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Nov 2004
Accepted
22 Dec 2004
First published
24 Jan 2005

Chem. Commun., 2005, 1465-1467

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Hexyl-substituted oligothiophenes with a central tetrafluorophenylene unit: crystal engineering of planar structures for p-type organic semiconductors

D. J. Crouch, P. J. Skabara, M. Heeney, I. McCulloch, S. J. Coles and M. B. Hursthouse, Chem. Commun., 2005, 1465 DOI: 10.1039/B417642A

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