A Strained Donor‐Acceptor Carbon Nanohoop: Synthesis, Photophysical and Charge Transport Properties
Pengwei Fang, Zaitian Cheng, Wei Peng, Jixian Xu, Xinyu Zhang, Fapei Zhang, Fapei Zhang, Gui‐Lin Zhuang, Gui‐Lin Zhuang, Pingwu Du
Abstract
Herein, we report the synthesis of a novel intramolecular donor-acceptor (D-A) system ([12]CPP-8TPAOMe) based on cycloparaphenylenes (CPPs) grafted with eight di(4-methoxyphenyl)amino groups (TPAOMe) as donors. Compared to [12]CPP, D-A nanohoop exhibited significant changes in physical properties, including a large redshift (>78 nm) in the fluorescence spectrum and novel positive solvatofluorochromic properties with a maximum peak ranging from 484 nm to 546 nm. The potential applications of [12]CPP-8TPAOMe in electron- and hole-transport devices were further investigated, and its bipolar behavior as a charge transport active layer was clearly observed.