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Cruciform Electron Acceptors Based on Tetraindeno-Fused Spirofluorene

  • Debin Xia
  • , Xin Guo
  • , Manfred Wagner
  • , Martin Baumgarten*
  • , Dieter Schollmeyer
  • , Klaus Müllen
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Two cruciform tetraindenospirofluorene-based acceptors embedding carbonyl (Spiro-4O) and dicyanovinylene (Spiro-8CN) functionalities are synthesized in high yields. Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals a one-dimensional π-π stacking arrangement for Spiro-4O, while Spiro-8CN adopts a unique two-dimensional isotropic π-interaction. Cyclic voltammetry suggests a high electron affinity of -3.76 eV for Spiro-8CN. Such a packing motif and low LUMO energy for Spiro-8CN are important for bulk electron transport.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2816-2821
Number of pages6
JournalCrystal Growth and Design
Volume17
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 May 2017
Externally publishedYes

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