作者: Jean-Rémi Pouliot , Lauren G. Mercier , Samuel Caron , Mario Leclerc
关键词: Atomic orbital 、 Copolymer 、 Derivative (chemistry) 、 Conformational energy 、 Density functional theory 、 Polymer chemistry 、 Materials science 、 Organic field-effect transistor 、 Polymerization
摘要: A diketopyrrolopyrrole derivative was copolymerized with different electron-withdrawing units [i.e., thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD), bis(thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione) (BTPD), and 3,4-dicyanothiophene (DCT)] using direct heteroarylation polymerization (DHAP) methodology. Alternating copolymers low-lying frontier orbitals suitable for n-type semiconducting behavior were obtained. Under optimized conditions, reactions reproducible high number-average molecular weights (Mn) achieved. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicated that the structures lowest conformational energy had planar backbones. Preliminary results showed these new low-bandgap materials exhibit good behavior.