Issue 2, 2016

Fusing N-heteroacene analogues into one “kinked” molecule with slipped two-dimensional ladder-like packing

Abstract

An unexpected “kinked” N-heteroacene with a slipped two-dimensional ladder-like packing feature is produced from the conventional condensation reaction. The as-obtained compound [2,2′]bi(5,12-bis(TIPS)piperazin-3-one[2,3-b]phenazine) (2BPP) consists of two identical backbones (5,12-bis(TIPS)piperazin-3-one[2,3-b]phenazine), which are fused together through a C[double bond, length as m-dash]C double bond and two intramolecular H-bonds. A study on the charge carrier transport indicates that a 2BPP single crystal has a hole mobility up to 0.3 cm2 V−1 s−1, while theoretical calculations suggest that this compound might possess potential well-balanced ambipolar charge-transport characteristics.

Graphical abstract: Fusing N-heteroacene analogues into one “kinked” molecule with slipped two-dimensional ladder-like packing

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
23 Sep 2015
Accepted
09 Nov 2015
First published
10 Nov 2015
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2016,7, 1309-1313

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Fusing N-heteroacene analogues into one “kinked” molecule with slipped two-dimensional ladder-like packing

J. Zhang, C. Wang, G. Long, N. Aratani, H. Yamada and Q. Zhang, Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 1309 DOI: 10.1039/C5SC03604F

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