Tuning the antiaromatic character and charge transport of pentalene-based antiaromatic compounds by substitution
Jianglin Wu, Yao Chen, Jueshan Liu, Zhenguo Pang, Guoping Li, Zhiyun Lu, Yan Huang, Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks
Abstract
Substituting electron-donating and electron-accepting substituents on antiaromatic pentalene cores can significantly tune the optical absorption, energy levels, antiaromaticity, and transistor switch-on behavior.
Topics & Concepts
AntiaromaticityPentaleneMaterials scienceCharge (physics)Character (mathematics)ElectronPhotochemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryPhysicsAromaticityMoleculeQuantum mechanicsGeometryMathematicsSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsPerovskite Materials and Applications