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Synthesis, optical and electrochemical properties of 4,4'-bibenzo[c]thiophene derivatives.


ABSTRACT: We designed and synthesized unsubstituted 4,4'-bibenzo[c]thiophene 4,4'-BBT and its silyl-substituted derivatives 1,1'-Si-4,4'-BBT and 1,1',3,3'-Si-4,4'-BBT with one or two tert-butyldimethylsilyl groups on each thiophene ring, as new π-building blocks in emitters, photosensitizers and semiconductors for organic optoelectronic devices. The characterization of 4,4'-BBT, 1,1'-Si-4,4'-BBT and 1,1',3,3'-Si-4,4'-BBT was successfully determined by FTIR, 1H and 13C NMR measurements, high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) analysis, photoabsorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry (CV) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Moreover, a single-crystal X-ray structural analysis was successfully made for 1,1'-Si-4,4'-BBT and 1,1',3,3'-Si-4,4'-BBT. The photoabsorption and fluorescence maxima (λ abs max and λ fl max) of the three 4,4'-bibenzo[c]thiophene derivatives in toluene exhibit bathochromic shifts in the order of 4,4'-BBT (359 nm and 410 nm) < 1,1'-Si-4,4'-BBT (366 nm and 420 nm) < 1,1',3,3'-Si-4,4'-BBT (371 nm and 451 nm). The HOMO and LUMO energy levels rise in the order of 4,4'-BBT (-5.55 eV and -2.39 eV) < 1,1'-Si-4,4'-BBT (-5.45 eV and -2.34 eV) < 1,1',3,3'-Si-4,4'-BBT (-5.34 eV and -2.30 eV), but the rise of the HOMO energy level is larger than that of the LUMO energy level, resulting in the bathochromic shift of the photoabsorption band from 4,4'-BBT to 1,1',3,3'-Si-4,4'-BBT. The fluorescence quantum yields (Φ fl) of 4,4'-BBT, 1,1'-Si-4,4'-BBT and 1,1',3,3'-Si-4,4'-BBT in toluene are 0.41, 0.41 and 0.36, respectively. It is worth mentioning that in the solid state 1,1'-Si-4,4'-BBT and 1,1',3,3'-Si-4,4'-BBT show relatively high Φ fl-solid values of 0.22 and 0.25, respectively, whereas 4,4'-BBT exhibits poor solid-state fluorescence properties (Φ fl-solid < 0.02). This work provides an efficient synthetic method for the 4,4'-bibenzo[c]thiophene derivatives and their photophysical properties in the solution and solid state, electrochemical properties and X-ray crystal structures.

SUBMITTER: Obayashi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9033462 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Synthesis, optical and electrochemical properties of 4,4'-bibenzo[<i>c</i>]thiophene derivatives.

Obayashi Kotaro K   Imato Keiichi K   Aoyama Satoshi S   Enoki Toshiaki T   Akiyama Seiji S   Ishida Mio M   Suga Seiji S   Mitsudo Koichi K   Ooyama Yousuke Y  

RSC advances 20210525 31


We designed and synthesized unsubstituted 4,4'-bibenzo[<i>c</i>]thiophene 4,4'-BBT and its silyl-substituted derivatives 1,1'-Si-4,4'-BBT and 1,1',3,3'-Si-4,4'-BBT with one or two <i>tert</i>-butyldimethylsilyl groups on each thiophene ring, as new π-building blocks in emitters, photosensitizers and semiconductors for organic optoelectronic devices. The characterization of 4,4'-BBT, 1,1'-Si-4,4'-BBT and 1,1',3,3'-Si-4,4'-BBT was successfully determined by FTIR, <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C N  ...[more]

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