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5,5′′′-Bis(tridecafluorohexyl)-2,2′:5′,2 ′′:5′′,2′′′-quaterthiophene

Synonym(s):

α,ω-Diperfluorohexyl-quarterthiophene, DFH-4T

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C28H8F26S4
CAS Number:
446043-85-2
Molecular Weight:
966.58
MDL number:
MFCD23098728
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
329767133
NACRES:
NA.23

form

solid

mp

205-210 °C

semiconductor properties

N-type (mobility≤0.64 cm2/V·s)

SMILES string

FC(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)c1ccc(s1)-c2ccc(s2)-c3ccc(s3)-c4ccc(s4)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C28H8F26S4/c29-17(30,19(33,34)21(37,38)23(41,42)25(45,46)27(49,50)51)15-7-5-13(57-15)11-3-1-9(55-11)10-2-4-12(56-10)14-6-8-16(58-14)18(31,32)20(35,36)22(39,40)24(43,44)26(47,48)28(52,53)54/h1-8H

InChI key

UBMTYFFPSPVBSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

5,5′′′-Bis(tridecafluorohexyl)-2,2′:5′,2′′:5′′,2′′′-quaterthiophene (DFH-4T) is a n-type semiconducting material. It is a quaterthiophene derivative that contains fluoroalkyl groups and can be used as an electron transporting layer. It can be used in organic electronics.

Application

This molecule has shown high mobilities (electron mobilities of up to 0.64 cm2/Vs) when used as an n-type semiconducting material in OFET devices.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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A new method of using supercritical carbon dioxide as a green solvent for synthesis and purification of 5, 5?-bis (tridecafluorohexyl)-2, 2?: 5?, 2 ?: 5 ?, 2?-quaterthiophene, which is one of n-type organic semiconducting materials
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