Enhancing electron affinity and tuning band gap in donor–acceptor organic semiconductors by benzothiadiazole directed C–H borylation1. Issue 9 (10th September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Crossley, D. L.; Cade, I. A.; Clark, E. R.; Escande, A.; Humphries, M. J.; King, S. M.; Vitorica-Yrezabal, I.; Ingleson, M. J.; Turner, M. L.
• Is Part Of: Chemical science. Volume 6:Issue 9(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 5144
• Page End: 5151
• Publication Date: 2015-09-10
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1039/c5sc01800e
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2041-6520

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj2fgw6cff" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />Electrophilic borylation using BCl₃ and benzothiadiazole to direct the C–H functionalisation of an adjacent aromatic unit produces fused boracyclic materials with minimally changed HOMO energies but significantly reduced LUMO energies.</p> </abstract>