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Recent Progress in Synthesis and Application of Thiophene Oligomers Based on Bithiophene Dicarbanions
Lu Li1, Chunmei Zhao1,2, Hua Wang1
1National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Applied Technology of Hybrid Nanomaterials, Henan University Jinming Street Kaifeng, 475004, P.R. China.
Abstract:
This focus review summarizes our recent efforts on the synthetic applications of bithiophene dicarbanions generated from three bithiophene isomers: 2,2'-, 3,3'-, and 2,3'-bithiophene. Based on these bithiophene dicarbanions, a series of dithienothiophenes (DTTs) and cyclooctatetrathiophenes (COThs) were synthesized by intra- and intermolecular cyclizations, respectively. Moreover, recent applications of DTT and COTh in characteristic compounds such as dendrimers, thio[8]circulenes, double helicenes, and thienoacenes are summarized in this account. Besides the synthetic work, some photoelectric properties of the thiophene-based oligomers including organic field-effect transistors and organic photovoltaics are briefly reviewed.
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