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CAS: 31936-92-2
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Hiroshi Ikeda

Osaka Prefecture University
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Co-reporter: Atsushi Yamamoto, Eisuke Ohta, Nao Kishigami, Norihiro Tsukahara, Yusuke Tomiyori, Hiroyasu Sato, Yasunori Matsui, Yusuke Kano, Kazuhiko Mizuno, Hiroshi Ikeda
pp: 4049-4053
Publication Date(Web):31 July 2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.05.090
A method for the synthesis of tetrathieno[2,3-a:3′,2′-c:2″,3″-f:3‴,2‴-h]naphthalene (3), utilizing photoinduced electrocyclization–dehydrogenation reactions of tetra(3-thienyl)ethene (1), was developed. Photoirradiation of a toluene or CHCl3 solution of 1, containing a small amount of I2, leads to modestly efficient production of 3. In contrast to the UV–vis absorption property of the typical p-type organic transistor material pentacene, that of 3 does not experience a time-dependent change under aerated conditions, indicating that 3 has high stability against molecular oxygen. The results of X-ray crystallographic analysis demonstrate that 3 possesses a columnar crystalline structure in which molecules are aligned in a face-to-face manner with a high degree of the π–π overlap between adjacent molecules. This phenomenon should result in efficient charge-carrier transport properties of the crystalline form of this substance.Image for unlabelled figure