Effect of annealing on the electrical properties and morphology of a conducting polymer used as an anode in organic light‐emitting devices

The surface sheet resistance of conducting films of glycerol‐doped poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxy‐thiophene)–poly(styrene sulfonate) is largely dependent on the annealing temperature. The presence of free glycerol in insufficiently baked films, as indicated by infrared spectra and thermogravimetric analysis, results in conducting polymer films with poor morphology and low electrical conductivity. The device performance of organic light‐emitting diodes using this modified poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxy‐thiophene)–poly(styrene sulfonate) as an anode is also greatly affected by the baking conditions of the conducting films. The maximum light output, current density, and luminous power efficiency are observed from devices using anodes baked at a high temperature close to the boiling point of glycerol. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 41: 2522–2528, 2003     

A Free‐standing electrochromic material of poly(5,7‐bis(2‐(3,4‐ethylenedioxy)thienyl)‐indole) and its application in electrochromic device

Free‐standing poly(5,7‐bis(2‐(3,4‐ethylenedioxy)thienyl)‐indole) (PETI) was electrochemically obtained from 5,7‐bis(2‐(3,4‐ethylenedioxy)thienyl)‐indole (ETI) prepared by Stille coupling reaction of 5,7‐dibromoindole and 3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene. For comparison, poly(5,7‐bis(2‐thiophene)‐indole) was also electrosynthesized from 5,7‐bis(2‐thiophene)‐indole (BTI) which was prepared from the 5,7‐dibromoindole and thiophene. Characterizations of ETI and BTI were performed by cyclic voltammetry, scanning electron microscopy, ¹H NMR, and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Spectroelectrochemical studies showed PETI had better electrochromic properties and showed two different colors (brown and blue‐violet) under various potentials with better maximum contrast (ΔT%) and coloration efficiency (CE). An electrochromic device (ECD) based on PETI and poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) was also constructed and characterized. This ECD had fast response time, high CE, better optical memory, and long‐term stability. These results indicated that PETI had potential applications for ECD. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017 , 55, 2356–2364     

Electrochemical Determination of the Anticancer Herbal Drug Shikonin at a Nanostructured Poly(hydroxymethylated‐3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) Modified Electrode

A simple and sensitive method is described for the electrochemical determination of shikonin, a widely used anti‐tumoral agent, based on its electrochemical oxidation at a nanostructured poly(hydroxymethylated‐3,4‐ethylenedioxy‐thiophene) (PEDOT‐MeOH) electrode, which was fabricated by a facile electropolymerization method. Compared with bare and poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) electrodes, the PEDOT‐MeOH film exhibited a distinctly higher activity for the electrooxidation of shikonin. The PEDOT‐MeOH electrode showed a wide linear response for shikonin in the concentration range from 1.0 nM to 10.0 µM with detection limit of 0.3 nM. Furthermore, the PEDOT‐MeOH electrode displayed high stability, good reproducibility and high sensitivity for the detection of shikonin.     

Tuning the Spectroscopic,Electrochemical, and Photovoltaic Properties of Triaryl Amine Based Sensitizers through Ring‐Fused Thiophene Bridges

The ring‐fused thiophene derivatives benzo[c]thiophene and its precursor bicyclo[2.2.2]octadiene (BCOD) have been introduced as π‐conjugated spacers for organic push–pull sensitizers with dihexyloxy‐substituted triphenylamine as donor and cyanoacrylic acid as acceptor ( OL1 , OL2 , OL3 , OL4 , OL5 , OL6 ). The effects of the fused ring on the spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of these sensitizers and their photovoltaic performance in dye‐sensitized solar cells have been evaluated. Introduction of a binary benzo[c]thiophene and ethylenedioxy thiophene as π bridge caused a significant red shift of the characteristic intramolecular charge‐transfer band to 642 nm. It is found that the sensitizer OL3 , which contains one benzo[c]thiophene unit as π linker, gives the highest overall conversion efficiency of 5.03 % among all these dyes.     

Synthesis of trans‐dihydrodiol derivatives of phenanthro[3,4‐b]‐thiophene and phenanthro[4,3‐b]thiophene

The present study describes the synthesis of phenanthro[3,4‐b]thiophene (3) , phenanthro[4,3‐b]thiophene (4) and its potential dihydrodiol metabolites, trans‐6,7‐dihydroxy‐6,7‐dihydrophenanthro[3,4‐b]thiophene (5) and trans‐8,9‐dihydroxy‐8,9‐dihydrophenanthro[3,4‐b]thiophene (6) , trans–6,7‐dihydroxy‐6,7‐dihydro‐phenanthro[4,3‐b]thiophene (7) and trans‐8,9‐dihydroxy‐8,9‐dihydrophenanthro[4,3‐b]thiophene (8) from Suzuki coupled intermediates. The UV spectra of these dihydrodiols are presented. These spectra are useful tools for identifying these dihydrodiols among unknown metabolites of 1 and 2 produced in vitro or in vivo.     

Specific interactions in complexes formed by DNA and conducting polymer building blocks: guanine and 3,4-(ethylenedioxy)thiophene

In the present paper we report direct experimental evidence of the existence of hydrogen bonds between poly(3,4-(ethylenedioxy)thiophene) (PEDOT) and DNA complexes and bring deeper knowledge about how such interactions can take place in such species. To this end, we used both experimental and theoretical methodologies to examine the interactions between the building blocks composing these two macromolecules. The specific interaction natures between 3,4-(ethylenedioxy)thiophene (EDOT, E) and doubly protonated guanine (GH(2)(2+)) monomers have been investigated using UV-vis spectroscopy. Quantum mechanical calculations in the density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) frameworks have been used to identify the structures of the possible complexes. These differ in the interaction pattern, and it was possible to interpret the absorption spectra in terms of intermolecular interactions. Our results allow verification of the previous hypothesis about the formation of specific N-H···O interactions between G-containing nucleotide sequences and PEDOT. Clearly, DFT calculations indicate that E:GH(2)(2+) complexes are stabilized by N-H···O interactions, which involve an E oxygen and the -NH and -NH(2) moieties of GH(2)(2+). Furthermore, TDDFT calculations are able to reproduce the absorption spectra (both energy gaps and relative oscillator strength magnitudes) of E and GH(2)(2+), as well as the complex.     

Porphyrin-acetylene-thiophene polymer wires

5,15-Bis[acetylene-4-(ethylenedioxy)thiophene]-10,20-bis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin was synthesized by a Sonogashira coupling and polymerized to fibres; TEM and AFM images show uniform porphyrin wires with a length of several micrometers and a thickness of less than 4 nm.     

Synthesis of phenanthro[b]thiophenes

All isomers of the parent phenanthro[b]thiophenes, namely, phenanthro[1,2-b]thiophene, phenanthro-[2,1-b]thiophene, phenanthro[2,3-b]thiophene, phenanthro[3,4-b]thiophene, phenanthro[3,4-b]thiophene, phenanthro[4,3-b]thiophene and phenanthro[9,10-b]thiophene have been synthesized.     

Specific interaction between fluorine atoms and thiol groups accounting for higher domain purity and photostability in narrowband BHJ systems

In order to explore the role of fluorine atoms on photostability as well as morphology control of active layer in the presence of 1,4‐butanedithiol (BT), the four polymers with or without fluorine atoms in the backbones including polythieno[3,4‐b]thiophene/benzodithiophene, poly[(4,8‐bis‐(2‐ethylhexyloxy)‐benzo(1,2‐b:4,5‐b9)dithiophene)‐2,6‐diyl‐alt‐(4‐(2‐ethylhexanoyl)‐thieno[3,4‐b]thiophene‐)‐2‐6‐diyl)], poly[4,8‐bis(5‐(2‐ethylhexyl)thiophen‐2‐yl)benzo[1,2‐b;4,5‐b′]dithiophene‐2,6‐diyl‐alt‐(4‐(2‐ethylhexyl)‐3‐fluorothieno[3,4‐b]thiophene‐)‐2‐carboxylate‐2‐6‐diyl)], and poly[4,8‐bis‐(2‐ethyl‐hexyl‐thiophene‐5‐yl)‐benzo[1,2‐b:4,5‐b0]dithiophene‐2,6‐diyl]‐alt‐[2‐(20‐ethyl‐hexanoyl)‐thieno [3,4‐b]thiophen‐4,6‐diyl] were selected for comparison. It is found that the specimens containing fluorine atoms in polymer backbones showed of higher stability after illumination for 1 h in the presence of BT additive, contributing to the higher domain purity. The specific interaction between fluorine atoms and thiol groups was demonstrated by the appearance of novel absorption peak at 2663.1 cm^?1, in addition to the broadening of peak at 2556.2 cm^?1 ascribing to S? H stretching vibration as confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The finding may guide the accurate use of thiols as effective solvent additive in morphology and stability optimization. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2019 , 57, 941–951     

Synthesis and characterization of low bandgap copolymers based on indenofluorene and thiophene derivative

A series of low band gap, highly soluble alternating conjugated copolymers, comprised of 11,11,12,12‐tetrahexylindenofluorene and thiophene derivatives ( P1‐P4 ), were synthesized via Pd‐catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction with very good yields. Described here are the synthesis, thermal, optical, and electrochemical properties of these new copolymers as potential new active materials for electronic and optoelectronic device applications. P1 and P2 have electron donating non‐π‐substituents with ethylenedioxy and propylenedioxy bridging the 3,3 positions of the cyclopentadithiophene groups; whereas P3 and P4 have electron withdrawing π‐substituents (carbonyl and pyrazine groups on P3 and P4 , respectively). For the main absorptions in UV‐vis spectrum, P1 and P2 displayed more red absorptions in comparison with P3 and P4 . Nevertheless, much suppressed quantum yields are exhibited by P3 and P4 . The behaviors of P3 can be attributed to the significant charge transfer interactions between the π‐substituents and the conjugated polymer backbone that leads to a less allowed optical transition between the ground and the lowest excited state. For P4 , the weak fluoresence might associate with energy transfer from indenofluorene to the low band gap thiophene‐pyrazinethiophene‐thiophene (T‐PT‐T) unit. In comparison with the corresponding polymers containing fluorene instead of indenofluorene, the use of indenofluorene exhibited mixed effects on the optical properties and improved solubility. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 5044–5056, 2009     

Reaction between Furan‐ or Thiophene‐2‐carbonyl Chloride,Isocyanides, and Dialkyl Acetylenedicarboxy­lates: Multicomponent Synthesis of 2,2′‐Bifurans and 2‐(Thiophen‐2‐yl)furans

An efficient multi‐component synthesis of highly functionalized 2,2′‐bifurans and 2‐(thiophen‐2‐yl)furans is described. A mixture of furan‐ or thiophene‐2‐carbonyl chloride, an isocyanide, and a dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate undergoes a smooth addition reaction in dry CH₂Cl₂ at ambient temperature to produce 2‐amino‐5‐(4‐chlorofuran‐2‐yl)furan‐3,4‐dicarboxylates and 2‐amino‐5‐(4‐chlorothiophen‐2‐yl)furan‐3,4‐dicarboxylates. A single‐crystal X‐ray‐analysis of a derivative conclusively confirms the structure of these 2,2′‐bifurans and 2‐(thiophen‐2‐yl)furans. A novel electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction can justify the formation of the Cl‐substituted furan or thiophene rings.     

Novel electroluminescent cationic polyelectrolyte based on poly[(fluorene‐2,7‐diylvinylene)‐alt‐(1,4‐phenylenevinylene)] and its precursor

A novel conjugated poly[(fluorene‐2,7‐vinylene)‐alt‐(1,4‐phenylenevinylene)] derivative 2 with quaternizable tertiary amino groups was synthesized by Heck coupling of a substituted 2,7‐dibromofluorene and 1,4‐dialkoxy‐2,5‐divinylbenzene. The corresponding quaternary ammonium cationic polyelectrolyte 3 was obtained by the treatment of 2 with bromoethane. Both polymers were soluble in common organic solvents, like tetrahydrofuran, chloroform, and dichloromethane. Polymer 3 showed a limited solubility in alcohols and was insoluble in water. Photophysical and electrochemical properties of the resulting polymers were fully investigated. An intensive green photoluminescence (PL) with maxima at 550 and 545 nm was observed from thin films of 2 and 3 polymers, respectively, red‐shifted compared with the PL emission spectra measured in the solution. The electrochemical band gaps were 2.38–2.45 eV. Single‐layer and double‐layer (with poly[3,4‐(ethylenedioxy)thiophene]/poly (styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)) light‐emitting devices (LEDs) with ITO and Al electrodes were prepared and studied. They emitted a green light and their electroluminescence (EL) spectra were similar to those of PL thin films. The external EL efficiency was determined to be 0.43 and 0.32% for ITO/PEDOT:PSS/ 2 /Al and ITO/PEDOT:PSS/ 3 /Al LEDs, respectively. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 1016–1027, 2007     

Synthesis and some transformations of 2- and 2,2′-substituted bis(ethylenedioxy)biphenyls containing cyclopropane fragments

3,4: 3′,4′-Bis(ethylenedioxy)biphenyl undergoes bromination, nitration, and cyclopropylcarbonylation only at the 2-position. Analogous reactions with 2-substituted bis(ethylenedioxy)biphenyls occur regioselectively at the 2′-position. The reactions of 2-cyclopropylcarbonyl- and 2,2′-bis(cyclopropylcarbonyl)bis(ethylenedioxy)biphenyls with complex metal hydrides afforded the corresponding arylcyclopropylcarbinols which tended to undergo intramolecular alkylation of the aromatic ring with conservation of the cyclopropane fragment (monosubstituted derivatives) and formation of cyclopropyl-containing cyclic ethers (disubstituted ethylenedioxybiphenyls). The reduction of the nitro group in 2′-cyclopropylcarbonyl-2-nitro-4,5: 4′,5′-bis(ethylenedioxy)biphenyl was accompanied by intramolecular cyclization involving spatially close functional groups, the cyclopropane fragment remaining intact.     

Simple Modification of Sheet Resistivity of Conducting Polymeric Anodes via Combinatorial Ink‐Jet Printing Techniques

Summary: Due to its capability of dispensing very small volumes of different liquids in a controlled manner, ink‐jet printing is well suited for combinatorial experiments. The multi‐nozzle ink‐jet delivery system is especially advantageous for parallel chemical synthesis of different materials. We have used ink‐jet printing of an oxidizing agent to pattern a pre‐coated conducting polymer, poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxy)‐thiophene‐poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT‐PSS), yielding electrodes with predefined shapes and a controlled degree of sheet resistivity for use in gray‐scale organic light‐emitting devices (OLEDs). The electrical and optical properties of the PEDOT‐PSS layer are modified via chemical interaction using the oxidizing agent. These experiments were performed using a desktop ink‐jet printer in conjunction with common graphic software which employed color functions such as CMY (cyan, magenta and yellow), HSL (hue, saturation and luminosity) and RGB (red, green and blue).

Photographs of gray‐scale OLEDs patterned on PEDOT‐PSS surfaces by an ink‐jet printer on plastic substrates.     

基于LC-MS/MS的咖啡酰奎宁酸异构体鉴别方法研究

该文对单咖啡酰奎宁酸和二咖啡酰奎宁酸的位置异构体分别进行液相色谱分析和不同碰撞能下的二级质谱分析,并对其质谱裂解规律进行了研究。结果发现,单咖啡酰奎宁酸的母离子377和子离子163在不同碰撞能下其强度发生显著变化,通过377/163的强度比值可区分其位置异构体。377/163比值大小依次为3-O-咖啡酰奎宁酸、4-O-咖啡酰奎宁酸、5-O-咖啡酰奎宁酸。二咖啡酰奎宁酸的母离子539和子离子377、163在不同碰撞能下其强度发生显著变化,通过539/377、377/163的强度比值可区分其位置异构体。539/377比值大小依次为4,5-O-二咖啡酰奎宁酸、3,4-O-二咖啡酰奎宁酸、3,5-O-二咖啡酰奎宁酸。377/163比值大小依次为3,5-O-二咖啡酰奎宁酸、4,5-O-二咖啡酰奎宁酸、3,4-O-二咖啡酰奎宁酸。基于Agilent Poroshell 120 SB-Aq C₁₈色谱柱,不同梯度下咖啡酰奎宁酸位置异构体的洗脱顺序均为5-O-咖啡酰奎宁酸、4-O-咖啡酰奎宁酸、3-O-咖啡酰奎宁酸、3,4-O-二咖啡酰奎宁酸、3,5-O-二咖啡酰奎宁酸和4,5-...     

Asymmetric α‐Hydroxylation of a Lactone with Vinylogous Pyridone by Using a Guanidine–Urea Bifunctional Organocatalyst: Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of a Key Intermediate for (20S)‐Camptothecin Analogues

We have developed a catalytic asymmetric synthesis of (S)‐4‐ethyl‐6,6‐(ethylenedioxy)‐7,8‐dihydro‐4‐hydroxy‐1H‐pyrano[3,4‐f]indolizine‐3,10(4H)dione ( 5 a ), a synthetic intermediate for (20S)‐camptothecin analogues. A key step in this synthesis is an asymmetric α‐hydroxylation of a lactone with a vinylogous pyridone structure ( 8 a ) by using a guanidine–urea bifunctional organocatalyst. The present oxidation was successfully applied to the synthesis of C20‐modified derivatives of (+)‐C20‐desethylbenzylcamptothecin ( 13 ).     

Synthesis of chlorophyll‐a skeleton homologs using grignard reaction with methyl pyropheophorbide‐a

From methyl pyropheophorbide‐a (MPPa) (1), methyl 2‐formylmethyl‐2‐devinyl‐9‐ethylenedioxy‐9‐deoxopyropheophorbide‐a (2) and methyl 3‐acetyl‐9‐ethylenedioxy‐2‐devinyl‐9‐deoxopyropheophorbide‐a (3) were prepared. The Grignard reactions of 2 and 3 were performed using cycloalkyl magnesium bromides to afford cycloalkyl‐substituted sec‐alcohol 4 and tert‐alcohols 9a‐c, respectively. By the deprotection of the ethylenedioxy group, these alcohols were respectively converted to exocyclic ketones 5 and 10a‐c, which were dehydrated to give chlorins 6 and 11a‐c having an alkenyl function at the 2‐position. On the other hand, the oxidation and deprotection of the alcohol 4 gave a diketo chlorin 8.     

Quinolone analogues 7 [1‐6]. Synthesis of 3‐Heteroaryl‐1‐methylpyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐4(1H)‐ones

The 3‐heteroaryl‐1‐methylpyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐4(1H)‐ones 6a‐e were synthesized by the oxidative‐hydrolytic ring transformation of the 3‐heteroaryl‐1,2‐diazepino[3,4‐b]]quinoxaline‐5‐carbonitriles 9a‐c , which were obtained by the 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition reaction of the 2‐(2‐heteroarylmethylene‐1‐methylhydrazino)quinoxaline 4‐oxides with 2‐chloroacrylonitrile. The assignment of the thiophene and furan ring protons was carried out through the data of the NOE, decoupling, and coupling constants.     

Synthesis and Study of the Anodic Behavior of 1,3,4,6-Tetraaryl-2λ 4 δ 2 -thieno[3,4-c]thiophenes

Two heterocyclic compounds based on the thieno[3,4-c]thiophene structure with four aryl substituents were prepared and their behavior in electrooxidation studied. These tetraarylthieno[3,4-c]thiophenes were synthesized in three steps starting from 1,3-dibenzoylmethane in the case of 1,3,4,6-tetraphenyl-2 u 4 i 2 -thieno[3,4-c]thiophene 1a and from 1,3-bis(4'-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,3-dione in the case of 1,3,4,6-tetrakis(4'-methoxyphenyl)-2 u 4 i 2 -thieno[3,4-c]thiophene 1b , a new compound. Both cyclic and hydrodynamic voltamperometric analyses indicate two reversible one-electron oxidation stages for compound 1b , while for compound 1a only the first stage is reversible. The preparative electrooxidation of the two compounds results in the opening of one thiophene ring giving rise to n -keto-thioketones.     

An Ethylenedioxy Flavonoid Carboxylic Acid from Limnophila Indica

The hexane extract of the aerial parts and roots of Limnophila indica yielded a new flavone, 3′,4′‐ethylenedioxy‐5‐hydroxy‐3‐(1‐hydroxy‐1‐methylethyl)‐6,7‐dimethyl‐5′‐methoxyflavone‐8‐carboxylic acid ( 1 ), characterized by spectral studies.