Protocol for rapid synthesis of high-performance ambipolar semiconducting polymers using an all-C-H-activation strategy

Tao Shen; Wenhao Li; Yan Zhao; Yunqi Liu; Yang Wang

doi:10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101650

Protocol for rapid synthesis of high-performance ambipolar semiconducting polymers using an all-C-H-activation strategy

STAR Protoc. 2022 Aug 26;3(3):101650. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101650. eCollection 2022 Sep 16.

Authors

Tao Shen¹, Wenhao Li¹, Yan Zhao¹, Yunqi Liu², Yang Wang³

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, China.
² Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, China; Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
³ Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, China. Electronic address: yangwang@fudan.edu.cn.

Abstract

Syntheses using classic coupling reactions can be tedious, leading to a dearth of ambipolar semiconducting polymers. Here, we detail the rapid synthesis of balanced ambipolar polymers by using a carbon-hydrogen (C-H) activation strategy. Using this protocol, two C-H reactive hydrogenated monomers and six ambipolar polymers can be rapidly synthesized within 2 h via C-H activation and the optoelectronic properties of the resultant polymers can be characterized. We also describe the fabrication process and performance evaluation of the ambipolar polymers-based organic transistors. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Shen et al. (2022).

Keywords: Chemistry; Material sciences.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carbon
Hydrogen
Polymers*
Transistors, Electronic*

Substances

Polymers
Carbon
Hydrogen