Dragon-Boat-Type Heptathienoacenes: Synthesis, Structures, and Their Applications in OFETs

Org Lett. 2022 Dec 9;24(48):8741-8746. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03174. Epub 2022 Oct 24.

Abstract

A novel synthetic strategy for efficient construction of dragon-boat-type heptathienoacenes (DBHTs) via the α-β position carbon-carbon cross-coupling between two dithienothiophenes is employed. Their crystal structures are confirmed by X-ray single-crystal analysis. The first thin film FET devices of heptathienoacenes are fabricated using OTS-treated SiO2/Si substrates, in which DBHT-5-based devices exhibit an unprecedented highest hole mobility value of 1.15 cm2 V-1 s-1 and on/off ratios over 106 with a threshold voltage of 0 V.