The effect of regioisomerism on the crystal packing and device performance of desymmetrized anthradithiophenes

Anthradithiophenes (ADTs) are typically synthesized as inseparable mixtures of regioisomers. In this paper, we describe the synthesis of desymmetrized anthradithiophenes containing one trialkylsilylethyne solubilizing group, which allowed chromatographic separation of the three resulting isomers. Cy...

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Published in:Journal of materials chemistry. C, Materials for optical and electronic devices Materials for optical and electronic devices, 2015-01, Vol.3 (34), p.8956-8962
Main Authors: Hallani, Rawad K., Thorley, Karl J., Hailey, Anna K., Parkin, Sean R., Loo, Yueh-Lin, Anthony, John E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chromatography
Crystals
Devices
Emission spectra
Isomers
Mathematical analysis
Synthesis
X-rays
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Summary:Anthradithiophenes (ADTs) are typically synthesized as inseparable mixtures of regioisomers. In this paper, we describe the synthesis of desymmetrized anthradithiophenes containing one trialkylsilylethyne solubilizing group, which allowed chromatographic separation of the three resulting isomers. Cyclic voltammograms, as well as absorption and emission spectra for all isomers, were nearly identical. However, X-ray crystallography revealed that the positions of the sulfur atoms in each isomer strongly influence crystal packing, corroborating calculations that show the S–π interaction to be less stabilizing than the C–H–π interaction. Isomer 3c packs in a pseudo 1-D fashion while isomers 3a and 3b pack as isolated π-stacked pairs. Isomer 3c shows a field-effect mobility four orders of magnitude higher than isomers 3a and 3b , presumably due to this difference in packing motif.
ISSN:2050-7526
2050-7534
DOI:10.1039/C5TC02145F