苯-噻吩低聚物电子结构及载流子传输性质的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP/6-31G(d)方法对以低聚噻吩为端基、 苯并二噻吩(TPT)和并三噻吩(TTT)为共轭桥、 炔键为连接臂的20个模型化合物进行了计算研究. 在优化中性与离子态几何构型基础上, 获得了前线轨道能级、 电离能(IPs)、 电子亲和势(EAs)、 空穴/电子重组能(λ_h/λ_e)、 载流子迁移率(μ_h/μ_e)及吸收光谱等信息. 结果表明, 炔键的引入及端基低聚噻吩的增加对LUMO能级的调控作用较为显著, 而共轭桥的类型对HOMO能级影响较大; 合理选择端基、 共轭桥和连接臂等结构单元可对该类材料吸光波段及强度进行有效调节. 一维电荷传输模型结果表明, 所设计的化合物均是潜在的双极性有机半导体材料, 其中2,7-二([2,2':5',2'-三噻吩]-5-基)苯并[1,2-b:6,5-b']二噻吩(A3)和2,7-二(二噻吩并噻吩-2-基乙炔基)苯并[1,2-b:6,5-b']二噻吩(a-3)具有较高的电子迁移率, 值得进一步的实验探索研究.     

(E)-(5-(4-(二苯基胺)苯乙烯基)二噻吩并[2,3-b∶3′,2′-d]噻吩基)-2-亚甲基丙二腈的聚集态发光现象的研究

本文报道了对一种电子给体-受体化合物(E)-(5-(4-(二苯基胺)苯乙烯基)二噻吩并[2,3-b∶3′,2′-d]噻吩基)-2-亚甲基丙二腈(TPA-DCST)的合成与光谱学行为的研究。化合物TPA-DCST的分子结构中含有强电子给体(三苯胺)与强电子受体(二氰基乙烯)两个部分,并由二噻吩并[2,3-b∶3′,2′-d]噻吩作为共轭桥将电子给体与受体相连接。在合成方面,采用Wittig反应将三苯胺通过双键与二噻吩并[2,3-b∶3′,2′-d]噻吩相连接、醛基化,并与并二腈经Knoevenagel缩合反应合成目标产物。产物通过了核磁氢谱、碳谱、红外以及高分辨率质谱的确认。光谱方面,主要考察了该化合物的吸收与荧光行为。其最大吸收峰位在412nm左右,归属于π-π*跃迁。在非极性溶剂正己烷中表现出来自分子间聚集而形成的聚集态荧光(550nm),并通过了单分子在CTAB胶束([c]=1.02×10-2 mol/L)的发光(460nm)试验得到验证。溶剂效应表明,该化合物没有出现典型的ICT态的发光现象,其原因在于电子给体与受体相连的共轭桥单元,即二噻吩并[2,3-b∶3′,2′-d]噻吩不具有有效的共轭效应。浓度效应与温度效应进一步表明TPA-DCST分子易于产生分子间聚集态的发光。在THF-H_2O二元溶剂体系中呈现典型的聚集诱导(AIE)发光现象,发光峰位为692nm。随着TPA-DCST分子间的聚集程度的增加,聚集态的荧光出现大范围的红移,直至固体发光红移到710nm。TPA-DCST分子的聚集因素可能来自于疏脂作用、偶极-偶极相互作用等。     

新型芳并吡喃类多环化合物的合成与光谱性质研究

本文设计并经由分子内碳-碳偶联反应合成了一系列基于芳并吡喃供电子功能片段的有机功能小分子,包括萘并[2,1-b：6,5-b’]二苯并吡喃4a,萘并[2,1-b：6,5-b’]二萘并吡喃4b,萘并[2,1-b：6,5-b’]二[2-（5-己基噻吩基）]苯并吡喃4c。通过紫外光谱和荧光光谱研究表明,这类化合物在370~400 nm波长范围内具有最大紫外吸收,在417~462 nm波长范围内具有最大荧光发射。说明随着共轭平面的增大或共轭链长度的增加,化合物的吸收和荧光光谱均发生显著的红移,是一类具有丰富光电活性的有机功能分子。     

具有大的双光子吸收截面的A-A-A型双苯乙烯基苯类化合物的合成

合成了A-A-A型双苯乙烯基苯类化合物FR[2,5-二氰基-1,4-二(4'-氟苯乙烯基)苯],并采用核磁共振、红外光谱和元素分析等手段对其进行了表征.用飞秒脉冲诱导荧光光谱法分别研究了2个A-A-A型双苯乙烯基苯类化合物FR与CY[2,5-二氰基-1,4-二(4'-氰基苯乙烯基)苯]以及2个D-A-D型双苯乙烯基苯类化合物MO[2,5-二氰基-1,4-二(4'-甲氧基苯乙烯基)苯]和MA[2,5-二氰基-1,4-二(4'-二甲胺基苯乙烯基)苯]的单、双光子吸收与发射特性.实验结果表明,最大单光子吸收与发射波长随末端取代基供电子能力的增强而增大,末端强吸电子基化合物FR和CY具有相当高的荧光量子产率(分别为0.92与0.89)、较长的荧光寿命(分别为5.8与6.1 ns)及较大的双光子吸收系数(分别为19.1与20.5).末端带强吸电子基的化合物FR与CY的双光子吸收截面(δ,分别为6350 GM和6870 GM)比末端带供电子基的化合物MO和MA的δ(分别为270 GM与1790 GM)要大得多,表明A-A-A型双苯乙烯基苯类化合物具有异常大的δ.     

二噻吩并吡咯-苯并噻二唑D-A型共轭齐聚物的合成、表征及其在体相异质结太阳能电池中的应用

以二噻吩[3,2-b:2',3'-d]并吡咯为电子给体单元、2,1,3-苯并噻二唑为电子受体单元.通过Stille偶联反应合成了4个含不同烷基取代基的给体-受体(D-A)型共轭齐聚物,即O-D3,O-D2P1,O-D1P2和O-P3,它们分别含有3～0个正十二烷基(D=dodecyl)和0～3个支化烷基链戊基己基(P=...     

以三聚茚为核的星型电子受体材料的合成、 表征与光伏性能

以高度平面共轭的烷基取代三聚茚为中心核, 以噻吩基团桥联, 在末端连接氰基茚酮作为拉电子基团, 设计合成了一类星型受体分子2,2',2″-{[(5,5,10,10,15,15-己基-10,15-二氢-5H-二茚[1,2-a：1',2'-c]芴-2,7,12-三基)三(噻吩-5,2-二基)]三(亚甲基)}三(3-氧杂-2,3-二氢-1H-茚-2,1-二叉)三丙二腈(NFT-C6)和2,2',2″-{[(5,5,10,10,15,15-癸基-10,15-二氢-5H-二茚[1,2-a：1',2'-c]芴-2,7,12-三基)三(噻吩-5,2-二基)]三(亚甲基)}三(3-氧杂-2,3-二氢-1H-茚-2,1-二叉)三丙二腈(NFT-C10). NFT-C6和NFT-C10的最高占据轨道(HOMO)和最低未占轨道(LUMO)分别位于-5.66和-3.75 eV. 其薄膜在400~700 nm范围内具有较大的吸收强度, 最大吸收峰分别位于606和586 nm. 以聚[(2,6-{4,8-二[5-(2-乙基己基)噻吩-2-基]-苯并[1,2-b：4,5-b']二噻吩})-{5,5-(1',3'-二-2-噻吩基-5',7'-二(2-乙基己基)苯并[1',2'-c：4',5'-c']二噻吩-4,8-二酮)}](PBDB-T)为给体材料, 以NFT-C6或NFT-C10为受体材料制备了太阳能电池器件, 器件在300~700 nm之间具有较宽的响应光谱, 其光电转换效率(PCE)分别达到1.09%和5.23%. 原子力显微镜(AFM)结果表明, PBDB-T和NFT-C10共混制备的光伏器件活性层具有合适的相分离尺寸, 有利于激子的有效解离, 而PBDB-T: NFT-C6器件的活性层相分离尺寸过大, 增加了激子复合的几率, 使器件的短路电流、 填充因子和PCE降低. 研究结果表明, 基于三聚茚的星型光伏材料具有一定的应用前景.     

两个新颖的铜-二氮杂菲和钼(磷, 硒)杂多酸组成的有机-无机杂合化合物: 合成和晶体结构

水热法合成了两个新颖的有机-无机杂合化合物{[Cu(o-phen)(H₂O)]₃[Mo₅P₂O₂₃]}•4.5H₂O (1) 和{[Cu(o-phen)- (H₂O)]₂[Mo₅Se₂O₂₁]} (2) (o-phen＝1,10-phenanthroline). 通过红外光谱和单晶X射线衍射分析确定了它们的结构. 结构分析表明两个分子结构中的相邻[Mo₅P₂O₂₃]^6－或[Mo₅Se₂O₂₁]^4－阴离子均由两个桥式的[Cu(o-phen)(H₂O)]单元连接成分别为风车状和双侧桥联状一维聚合链, 化合物1的双金属链又通过若干链间氢键形成层状堆积结构. 讨论了钼杂多酸阴离子和第二种金属-配体亚单元阳离子之间的相互匹配关系.     

一种新型低带隙共轭聚合物的合成及其光学性质

在钯催化剂作用下, 通过4,7-二(5-溴-2-噻吩基)[2,1,3]苯并噻二唑与2,5-二乙炔基-3-辛基噻吩的偶联反应, 合成了一种新的共轭高分子聚4,7-二(2-噻吩基)苯并噻二唑-3-辛基噻吩二炔(PTE-DTBT). 通过紫外可见吸收光谱及荧光光谱对其光学性质进行了研究. 紫外-可见吸收谱结果表明, PTE-DTBT的固体膜光学带隙为1.71 eV; 电化学测试其带隙为1.88 eV. TiO₂/PTE-DTBT共混固体膜的荧光发射谱结果表明电子供体PTE-DTBT分子与电子受体TiO₂分子间存在有效的电子转移.     

V形咔唑衍生物的合成及荧光性质

以N-烷基咔唑作为电子给体和共轭桥中心, 二米基硼作为端基电子受体, 合成了两个V形A-π-D-π-A型新化合物: 3,6-二{[(E)-2-(5-二米基硼)噻吩]乙烯基}-N-丁基-咔唑 {N-butyl-3,6-bis{(E)-2-[5-(dimesitylboryl)thiophen-2-yl]-vinyl}-carbazole, BBTC}和3,6-二[(E)-(4-二米基硼)苯乙烯基]-N-己基-咔唑, {N-hexyl-3,6-bis[(E)-4-(dimesitylboryl)-styryl]-carbazole, BBSC}. 这两个化合物在蓝绿光波段都有较强的荧光发射. 光谱数据表明, 扩大共轭体系并在端基引入含硼基团导致吸收谱和发射谱显著红移, 并增大分子内电荷转移.     

芳香桥式双(苯并氮杂-15-冠-5)的合成及其对碱金属和重金属离子的选择键合

通过11,12-苯并-1,7,10,13-四氧杂-4-氮杂环十五烷-11-烯(苯并氮杂-15-冠-5)分别与间二苄溴, 间苯二甲酰氯和对苯二甲酰氯反应, 合成了N,N'-间二苄基双(苯并氮杂-15-冠-5) (1)、N,N'-间苯二甲酰基双(苯并氮杂-15-冠-5) (2)和N, N'-对苯二甲酰基双(苯并氮杂-15-冠-5) (3) 等三个芳香桥式双(苯并氮杂-15-冠-5)衍生物, 并解析了化合物3的晶体结构. 进而采用溶剂萃取的方法研究了它们与一价金属阳离子的键合行为. 结果表明, 双冠醚2对碱金属钠离子和重金属铊离子表现出较高的选择萃取能力, 而双冠醚1对重金属银离子表现出较高的选择萃取能力.     

Preparation and Acid‐Responsive Photophysical Properties of T‐Shaped π‐Conjugated Molecules Containing a Benzimidazole Junction

T‐shaped π‐conjugated molecules with an N‐methyl‐benzimidazole junction have been synthesized and their acid‐responsive photophysical properties owing to the change in the π‐conjugation system are discussed. T‐shaped π‐conjugated molecules consist of two orthogonal π‐conjugated systems including a phenyl thiophene extended from the 2‐position and alkyl phenylenes connected through various π‐spacers from the 4,7‐positions of the N‐methyl‐benzimidazole junction. The π‐spacers, such as thiophene, ethyne, and ethane, have an effect on the acid response of photophysical properties in terms of changes in conformation, excited‐state energy and charge‐transfer (CT) characteristics. In particular, the π‐conjugated molecule with ethynyl spacers exhibited a marked redshift in the fluorescence spectrum with a large Stokes shift upon the addition of acid, whereas the other molecules showed substantial quenching. The redshift in emission was studied in detail by temperature‐dependent fluorescence measurements, which indicated the transition to a CT state over the finite activation energy at the excited state. The change in the frontier molecular orbitals upon acid addition was further discussed by means of DFT calculations.     

Synthesis, self-assembly, and characterization of supramolecular polymers from electroactive dendron rodcoil molecules

We report here the synthesis and self-assembly of a series of three molecules with dendron rodcoil architecture that contain conjugated segments of oligo(thiophene), oligo(phenylene-vinylene), and oligo(phenylene). Despite their structural differences, all three molecules yield similar self-assembled structures. Electron and atomic force microscopy reveals the self-assembly of the molecules into high aspect ratio ribbon-like nanostructures which at low concentrations induce gelation in nonpolar solvent. Self-assembly results in a blue-shifted absorption spectrum and a red-shifted, quenched fluorescence spectrum, indicating aggregation of the conjugated segments within the ribbon-like structures. The assembly of these molecules into one-dimensional nanostructures is a route to pi-pi stacked supramolecular polymers for organic electronic functions. In the oligo(thiophene) derivative, self-assembly leads to a 3 orders of magnitude increase in the conductivity of iodine-doped films due to self-assembly. We also found that electric field alignment of these supramolecular assemblies can be used to create arrays of self-assembled nanowires on a device substrate.     

Rhodium‐Catalyzed Annulative Coupling of 3‐Phenylthiophenes with Alkynes Involving Double C‐H Bond Cleavages

Double C?H bond activation took place efficiently upon treatment of 3‐phenylthiophenes with alkynes in the presence of a rhodium catalyst and a copper salt oxidant to form the corresponding naphthothiophene derivatives. Dehydrogenative coupling with alkenes was also found to occur on the phenyl moiety rather than the thiophene ring. These reactions provide straightforward synthetic methods for π‐conjugated molecules involving a thiophene unit from readily available, simple building blocks.     

Photophysical, crystallographic, and electrochemical characterization of symmetric and unsymmetric self-assembled conjugated thiopheno azomethines

Novel conjugated azomethines consisting uniquely of thiophene units are presented. The highly conjugated compounds were synthesized by simple condensation of a stable diamino thiophene (2) with its complementary thiophene aldehydes. These interesting nitrogen-containing thiophene units exhibit variable reactivity leading to controlled aldehyde addition. Because of the different amino reactivity, a one-pot synthesis of unsymmetric and symmetric conjugated azomethines with varying number of thiophene units was possible by judicious choice of solvent and careful control of reagent stoichiometry. The resulting covalent conjugated connections are both reductively and hydrolytically resistant. The thermodynamically E isomer is formed uniquely for all of the azomethines synthesized, which is confirmed by crystallographic studies. These also demonstrated that the azomethine bonds and the thiophene units are highly planar and linear. The fluorescence and phosphorescence of the thiopheno azomethines measured are similar to those of thiophene analogues currently used in functional devices, but with the advantage of low triplet formation and band-gaps as low as 1.9 eV. The time-resolved and steady-state temperature-dependent photophysics revealed the thiopheno azomethines do not populate extensively their triplet manifold by intersystem crossing. Rather, their excited-state energy is dissipated predominantly by nonradiative means of internal conversion. Quasi-reversible electrochemical radical cation formation of the thiophene units was found. These compounds further undergo electrochemically induced oxidative cross-coupling, resulting in conjugated products that also exhibit reversible radical cation formation.     

Improving charge transport in poly(3‐hexylthiophene) transistors via blending with an alkyl‐substituted phenylene–thiophene–thiophene–phenylene molecule

A prototypical semiconducting bicomponent system consisting of a conjugated polymer, that is, poly(3‐hexylthiophene) (P3HT), blended with a small thiophene containing conjugated molecule, that is, an alkyl‐substituted bisphenyl‐bithiophene [phenylene–thiophene–thiophene–phenylene (PTTP)], has been used as an electroactive active layer in field‐effect transistors (FETs). The self‐assembly of this bicomponent system at surfaces has been studied at different length scales, from the nanoscale to the macroscale, and compared with the behavior of monocomponent films of PTTP and P3HT. The correlation between morphology and electric properties of the semiconducting material is explored by fabricating prototypes of FETs varying the relative concentrations of the two‐component blend. The maximum charge carrier mobility value, achieved with a few percent of PTTP component, is not simply due to a uniform dispersion of the molecules in the polymer matrix, but rather to the generation of very long percolation paths, whose composition and electrical properties can be tuned with the PTTP concentration. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2012     

Dithiolodithiole as a Building Block for Conjugated Materials

The development of new conjugated organic materials for dyes, sensors, imaging, and flexible light emitting diodes, field‐effect transistors, and photovoltaics has largely relied upon assembling π‐conjugated molecules and polymers from a limited number of building blocks. The use of the dithiolodithiole heterocycle as a conjugated building block for organic materials is described. The resulting materials exhibit complimentary properties to widely used thiophene analogues, such as stronger donor characteristics, high crystallinity, and a decreased HOMO–LUMO gap. The dithiolodithiole (C₄S₄) motif is readily synthetically accessible using catalytic processes, and both the molecular and bulk properties of materials based on this building block can be tuned by judicious choice of substituents.     

Triplets in extended nematic liquid crystals and polarons in their blends

Photoinduced absorption shows that triplets are the primary photoexcited species in a series of conjugated liquid crystals containing thiophene and fluorene groups. We find that the triplet generation rate can be varied substantially by molecular design. The introduction of extra thiophene groups into the elongated molecules changes the intersystem crossing rate by over two orders of magnitude, while modifying the singlet and triplet energies by only small amounts. This result is attributed to the high spin-orbit coupling constant of sulfur: An increase in the number of sulfur atoms increases the spin-orbit coupling between the singlet and triplet states. These results are relevant to the design of organic light emitting diodes, lasers, and other devices where triplet formation has a major impact on device performance. The molecules are shown to act as effective electron donors when blended with a perylene molecule which acts as an electron acceptor. The electron transfer rate is faster than the singlet lifetime so that the blend shows the efficient charge separation required for a photovoltaic device.     

Tuning the Electronic Properties and Acid‐Response Behavior of N‐Heteroacene‐Based π‐Conjugated Liquids by Changing the Number of π‐Conjugated Substituents

We have designed and synthesized two room‐temperature‐fluorescent π‐conjugated liquids based on the N‐heteroacene framework ( 1 and 2 ). These two π‐conjugated liquids, which contained one and two thiophene rings, respectively, exhibited different electronic properties and rheology behaviors. Single‐crystal X‐ray analysis of dithiophene‐appended compound 4 revealed that two thiophene rings hindered the interactions of the imino N atoms with acids through the formation of interactions between the S atoms of the thiophene rings and the imino N atoms of the pyrazine group. On the other hand, monothiophene‐appended molecules 1 and 3 each contained an unhindered imino N atom on the opposite site to the thiophene ring. Upon dissolving various acids with different pK_a values in compounds 1 and 2 , these slight structural differences gave rise to marked differences in their acid‐response behaviors, thereby resulting in the emission of variously colored fluorescence in the liquid state. Furthermore, when acids with lower pK_a values was dissolved in compounds 1 and 2 , phase transition occurred from an isotropic liquid state to a self‐organized liquid‐crystalline phase.     

Regioselective Synthesis of Nanographenes by Photochemical Cyclodehydrochlorination

Novel nanographenes were prepared by a photochemical cyclodehydrochlorination (CDHC) reaction. Chlorinated precursors were irradiated in acetone in the presence of a base or in pure benzene and underwent multiple (up to four) regioselective cyclization reactions to provide rigid π‐conjugated molecules. Pure compounds were recovered in good yields by simple filtration at the end of the reaction. The CDHC reaction showed compatibility with both electron‐poor and electron‐rich substrates, thus allowing the synthesis of pyridine‐ and thiophene‐fused nanographenes. It also enabled the synthesis of sterically hindered contorted π‐conjugated molecules without causing full aromatization. A kinetic study showed that the CDHC reaction under the conditions used is a very fast process, and some reactions are completed within minutes. The CDHC reaction thus shows great potential as an alternative to other reactions involving harsher conditions for the preparation of nanographenes.     

促进剂分子中共轭π键对细胞色素c电化学的影响

比较了具有单功能基团的共轭有机小分子噻吩和四氢噻吩对细胞色素ｃ直接电化学反应的促进作用。发现四氢噻吩不能加速细胞色素ｃ的直接电化学反应。而噻吩是一种很好的促进剂。表明噻吩分子中的共轭π键在加速细胞色素ｃ的电子传递过程中起着重要作用。