Naphthalene Bis(4,8-diamino-1,5-dicarboxyl)amide Building Block for Semiconducting Polymers

Brian J. Eckstein, Ferdinand S. Melkonyan*, Eric F. Manley, Simone Fabiano, Aidan R. Mouat, Lin X. Chen, Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks

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Abstract

We report a new naphthalene bis(4,8-diamino-1,5-dicarboxyl)amide (NBA) building block for polymeric semiconductors. Computational modeling suggests that regio-connectivity at the 2,6- or 3,7-NBA positions strongly modulates polymer backbone torsion and, therefore, intramolecular π-conjugation and aggregation. Optical, electrochemical, and X-ray diffraction characterization of 3,7- and 2,6-dithienyl-substituted NBA molecules and corresponding isomeric NBA-bithiophene copolymers P1 and P2, respectively, reveals the key role of regio-connectivity. Charge transport measurements demonstrate that while the twisted 3,7-NDA-based P1 is a poor semiconductor, the planar 2,6-functionalized NBA polymers (P2-P4) exhibit ambipolarity, with μe and μh of up to 0.39 and 0.32 cm2/(V·s), respectively.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)14356-14359
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume139
Issue number41
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 18 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Biochemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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