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1,8-Diiodooctane

98%, contains copper as stabilizer

Synonym(s):

Octamethylene diiodide

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
I(CH2)8I
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
366.02
Beilstein:
1735437
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

form

liquid

contains

copper as stabilizer

refractive index

n20/D 1.5653 (lit.)

bp

167-169 °C/6 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.84 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

iodo

SMILES string

ICCCCCCCCI

InChI

1S/C8H16I2/c9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10/h1-8H2

InChI key

KZDTZHQLABJVLE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

1,8-Diiodooctane has been employed as processing additive:
  • to improve the morphology and the efficiency of bulk heterojunctions solar cells, based on the regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) and a soluble fullerene derivative
  • to improve the power conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 4

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

235.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

113 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Chengkai Xia et al.
Polymers, 12(8) (2020-08-14)
In this study, a solution-processable compact vanadium oxide (V2O5) film with a globular nanoparticulate structure is introduced to the hole transport layer (HTL) of polymer bulk-heterojunction based solar cells comprised of PTB7:PC70BM by using a facile metal-organic decomposition method to
Wang Li et al.
ACS applied materials & interfaces, 9(32), 27083-27089 (2017-07-27)
The development of simple and water-/alcohol-soluble interfacial materials is crucial for the cost-effective fabrication process of polymer solar cells (PSCs). Herein, highly efficient PSCs are reported employing water-/alcohol-soluble and low-cost rhodamines as cathode interfacial layers (CILs). The results reveal that
Zelin Li et al.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 14(16), e1704491-e1704491 (2018-03-24)
In recent years, rapid advances are achieved in polymer solar cells (PSCs) using nonfullerene small molecular acceptors. However, no research disclosing the influence of molecular weight (Mn ) of conjugated polymer on the nonfullerene device performance is reported. In this
Xing Fan et al.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 14(5), 3592-3596 (2014-04-17)
Controlling the blend morphology is critical for achieving high power conversion efficiency in polymer/fullerene bulk heterojunction (BHJ) photovoltaic devices. As a simple and effective method to control morphology, adding processing additives has been widely applied in the organic BHJ solar
Zhi Jiang et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(12), 6391-6397 (2020-03-11)
Flexible organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are promising power sources for wearable electronics. However, it is challenging to simultaneously achieve high efficiency as well as good stability under various stresses. Herein, we demonstrate the fabrication of highly efficient (efficiency, 13.2%) and stable

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