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Synthesis of fully asymmetric diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Sharma, Lisa 

Abstract

Diaryl-diketopyrrolopyrroles (DPP) are a widely studied class of chromophore that possesses unique properties which have been of great interest for use in conjugated polymers and as small molecules in optoelectronic devices. While previously only partially asymmetric DPP derivatives have been reported, here a novel methodology towards fully asymmetric DPP derivatives is demonstrated via the synthesis and condensation of novel alkylated thienyl pyrrolinone esters with aromatic nitriles followed by N-alkylation. Two fully asymmetric DPP structural isomers T-DPP-P and P-DPP-T were synthesised demonstrating the full customizability of the DPP core. A further two fully asymmetric DPP derivatives incorporating an ethylene glycol chain and a furan moiety were also synthesised, demonstrating the scope of this powerful methodology and it's potential to largely broaden the library of available DPP derivatives.

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Keywords

3403 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, 3405 Organic Chemistry, 34 Chemical Sciences

Journal Title

RSC Adv

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Journal ISSN

2046-2069
2046-2069

Volume Title

11

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/S003126/1)
European Research Council (679789)