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Preparation of a Corannulene-functionalized Hexahelicene by CopperI-catalyzed Alkyne-azide Cycloaddition of Nonplanar Polyaromatic Units
Published on: September 18, 2016
FHBC, a Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene-Fluorene Hybrid: A Platform for Highly Soluble, Easily Functionalizable HBCs with
Tushar S Navale1, Maxim V Ivanov1, Mohammad M Hossain1
1Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, P.O Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53201-1881, USA.
Abstract:
Materials based upon hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes (HBCs) show significant promise in a variety of photovoltaic applications. There remains the need, however, for a soluble, versatile, HBC-based platform, which can be tailored by incorporation of electroactive groups or groups that can prompt self-assembly. The synthesis of a HBC-fluorene hybrid is presented that contains an expanded graphitic core that is highly soluble, resists aggregation, and can be readily functionalized at its vertices. This new HBC platform can be tailored to incorporate six electroactive groups at its vertices, as exemplified by a facile synthesis of a representative hexaaryl derivative of FHBC. Synthesis of new FHBC derivatives, containing electroactive functional groups that can allow controlled self-assembly, may serve as potential long-range charge-transfer materials for photovoltaic applications.
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