Synthesis of 6,13-Dithienylpentacenes by Photolysis of their Endoperoxides

Title: Synthesis of 6,13-Dithienylpentacenes by Photolysis of their Endoperoxides

Volume: 5 Issue: 7

Author(s): Katsuhiko Ono, Takao Hiei, Mitsuhiro Tajika, Keijiro Taga, Katsuhiro Saito, Masaaki Tomura, Jun-ichi Nishida and Yoshiro Yamashita

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Keywords: Deoxygenation, pentacene, photolysis, photooxidation, semiconductor, thiophene

Abstract: The exposure of solutions of 6,13-dithienylpentacenes to sunlight in air afforded their endoperoxides. The solutions and thin films of the endoperoxides were irradiated with UV light to reproduce the 6,13-dithienylpentacenes. These conversions are of interest as an ecological film-formation technology in the study of organic semiconductors.

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Ono Katsuhiko, Hiei Takao, Tajika Mitsuhiro, Taga Keijiro, Saito Katsuhiro, Tomura Masaaki, Nishida Jun-ichi and Yamashita Yoshiro, Synthesis of 6,13-Dithienylpentacenes by Photolysis of their Endoperoxides, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2008; 5 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017808785982275