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3,4-Dihexylthiophene

97%

Synonym(s):

3,4-Bis-n-hexyl thiophene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H28S
CAS Number:
122107-04-4
Molecular Weight:
252.46
MDL number:
MFCD21363048
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
329766246
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

97%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.494

density

0.925 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

CCCCCCc1cscc1CCCCCC

InChI

1S/C16H28S/c1-3-5-7-9-11-15-13-17-14-16(15)12-10-8-6-4-2/h13-14H,3-12H2,1-2H3

InChI key

YIRIIAIZQBBXHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

This material is used in the synthesis of donor-acceptor copolymers and low-band gap polymers for use in Organic Photovoltaic Applications. It also has shown to enhance the thermal stability of polythiophene: fullerene solar cells.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Banishoeib, F.; Henckens, A.; Fourier, S.; Vanhooyland, G.; Breselge, M.
Thin Solid Films, 516, 3978-3978 (2008)
Kevin Sivula et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(43), 13988-13989 (2006-10-26)
Regioregularity has been shown to be an important aspect for the properties of poly(3-hexylthiophene) both in the pristine material and in bulk heterojunction photovoltaics with the fullerene derivative PCBM. Here we present a straightforward method to adjust the effective regioregularity
Li, Y.; Xue, L.; Li, H.; Li, Z.; Xu, B.; Wen, S.; Tian, W.
Macromolecules, 42, 4491-4491 (2009)

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