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Band Gap Engineering in Acceptor-Donor-Acceptor Boron Difluoride Formazanates

π-Conjugated molecules with acceptor-donor-acceptor (A-D-A) electronic structures make up an important class of materials due to their tunable optoelectronic properties and applications in, for example, organic light-emitting diodes, nonlinear optical devices, and organic solar cells. The frontier m...

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Published in:Journal of organic chemistry 2021-09, Vol.86 (17), p.12064-12074
Main Authors: Dhindsa, Jasveer S, Buguis, Francis L, Anghel, Michael, Gilroy, Joe B
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:π-Conjugated molecules with acceptor-donor-acceptor (A-D-A) electronic structures make up an important class of materials due to their tunable optoelectronic properties and applications in, for example, organic light-emitting diodes, nonlinear optical devices, and organic solar cells. The frontier molecular orbital energies, and thus band gaps, of these materials can be tuned by varying the donor and acceptor traits and π-electron counts of the structural components. Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of a series of A-D-A compounds consisting of BF2 formazanates as electron acceptors bridged by a variety of π-conjugated donors. The results, which are supported by density functional theory calculations, demonstrate rational control of optoelectronic properties and the ability to tune the corresponding band gaps. The narrowest band gaps (Eg Opt = 1.38 eV and Eg CV = 1.21 eV) were observed when BF2 formazanates and benzodithiophene units were combined. This study provides significant insight into the band gap engineering of materials derived from BF2 formazanates and will inform their future development as semiconductors for use in organic electronics.
ISSN:0022-3263
1520-6904
DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.1c01416