Pyrene-fused Acenes and Azaacenes: Synthesis and Applications

Twistacene functionalized anthracenes with high-efficiency blue fluorescence

(2016) Tiejun Ren et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

Bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)-substituted pyrene-fused tetraazaheptacene: synthesis and properties

(2016) A. Belén Marco et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Fusing N-heteroacene analogues into one “kinked” molecule with slipped two-dimensional ladder-like packing

(2016) Jing Zhang et al.   Chemical Science

The Larger Linear N-Heteroacenes

(2015) Uwe H. F. Bunz   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Linearly Fused Azaacenes: Novel Approaches and New Applications Beyond Field-Effect Transistors (FETs)

(2015) Junbo Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Synthesis, Structure, and Air-stable N-type Field-Effect Transistor Behaviors of Functionalized Octaazanonacene-8,19-dione

(2015) Chengyuan Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Pyrene-FusedN-Heteroacene with Eleven Rectilinearly Annulated Aromatic Rings

(2015) Bernd Kohl et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Pushing Up Lithium Storage through Nanostructured Polyazaacene Analogues as Anode

(2015) Jiansheng Wu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A short pyrene-fused pyrazaacene with red to near-infrared photoluminescence

(2015) Raúl García et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Large phenyl-substituted acenes by cycloaddition reactions of the 2,6-naphthodiyne synthon

(2015) Diego Rodríguez-Lojo et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

An electron-conducting pyrene-fused phenazinothiadiazole

(2015) A. Belen Marco et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Synthesis, Photophysics, and Self-Assembly of Furan-Embedded Heteroarenes

(2015) Sujuan Wang et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Synthesis, Single Crystal, and Physical Properties of Asymmetrical Thiophene/Selenophene-Fused Twistacenes

(2015) Bo Lv et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Full Characterization and Photoelectrochemical Behavior of Pyrene-fused Octaazadecacene and Tetraazaoctacene

(2015) Zilong Wang et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

A Colorimetric and Fluorimetric Chemodosimeter for Copper Ion Based on the Conversion of Dihydropyrazine to Pyrazine

(2015) Junbo Li et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

A novel D– π –A small molecule with N -heteroacene as acceptor moiety for photovoltaic application

(2015) Chengyuan Wang et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

Substituent effects in twisted dibenzotetracene derivatives: Blue emitting materials for organic light-emitting diodes

(2015) Jinchong Xiao et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

Synthesis, characterization and photocurrent behavior of asymmetrical heterotwistacenes

(2015) Zhenying Liu et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

Synthesis, Physical Properties, and Light-Emitting Diode Performance of Phenazine-Based Derivatives with Three, Five, and Nine Fused Six-Membered Rings

(2015) Pei-Yang Gu et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Tetraphenylhexaazaanthracenes: 16π Weakly Antiaromatic Species with Singlet Ground States

(2015) Christos P. Constantinides et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Synthesis of Large Pyrene-Fused Azaacenes

(2015) Shaobin Miao et al.   SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART

Self-assembled multicolor nanoparticles based on functionalized twistacene dendrimer for cell fluorescent imaging

(2015) Xuemin Zhang et al.   NPG Asia Materials

Synthesis, Characterization, and Memory Performance of Two Phenazine/Triphenylamine-Based Organic Small Molecules through Donor-Acceptor Design

(2015) Chengyuan Wang et al.   Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry

A perylene diimide (PDI)-based small molecule with tetrahedral configuration as a non-fullerene acceptor for organic solar cells

(2015) Wangqiao Chen et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

4-Diphenylamino-phenyl substituted pyrazine: nonlinear optical switching by protonation

(2015) Liang Xu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

N-Heteroheptacenequinone and N-heterononacenequinone: synthesis, physical properties, crystal structures and photoelectrochemical behaviors

(2015) Junbo Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Recent progress in organic resistance memory with small molecules and inorganic–organic hybrid polymers as active elements

(2015) Chengyuan Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Contorted Polycyclic Aromatics

(2014) Melissa Ball et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Ten Years of N-Heteropentacenes as Semiconductors for Organic Thin-Film Transistors

(2014) Qian Miao   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Preparation and photoelectrochemical behavior of 1,4,6,8,11,13-hexazapentacene (HAP)

(2014) Gang Li et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Pyrene-fused pyrazaacenes: from small molecules to nanoribbons

(2014) Aurelio Mateo-Alonso   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Recent Highlights and Perspectives on Acene Based Molecules and Materials

(2014) Qun Ye et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Synthesis, Characterization, and Non-Volatile Memory Device Application of an N-Substituted Heteroacene

(2014) Chengyuan Wang et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Rewritable Multilevel Memory Performance of a Tetraazatetracene Donor-Acceptor Derivative with Good Endurance

(2014) Chengyuan Wang et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Synthesis, Crystal Structures, Optical Properties, and Photocurrent Response of Heteroacene Derivatives

(2014) Tiejun Ren et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

[4 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction To Approach Diazatwistpentacenes: Synthesis, Structures, Physical Properties, and Self-assembly

(2014) Junbo Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Double [4 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction To Approach a Large Acene with Even-Number Linearly Fused Benzene Rings: 6,9,16,19-Tetraphenyl-1.20,4.5,10.11,14.15-Tetrabenzooctatwistacene

(2014) Junbo Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

A concise method to prepare linear 2,3-diazaoligoacene derivatives

(2014) Junbo Li et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Acenes Generated from Precursors and Their Semiconducting Properties

(2013) Motonori Watanabe et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Synthesis and Nonvolatile Memory Behaviors of Dioxatetraazapentacene Derivatives

(2013) Gang Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Large N-Heteroacenes: New Tricks for Very Old Dogs?

(2013) Uwe H. F. Bunz et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Azaisoquinolinones: N Positions Tell You Different Stories in Their Optical Properties

(2013) Junbo Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Synthesis, Characterization, and Nonvolatile Ternary Memory Behavior of a Larger Heteroacene with Nine Linearly Fused Rings and Two Different Heteroatoms

(2013) Pei-Yang Gu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis, physical properties and self-assembly behavior of azole-fused pyrene derivatives

(2013) Jinchong Xiao et al.   Nanoscale

Mono- and Oligocyclic Aromatic Ynes and Diynes as Building Blocks to Approach Larger Acenes, Heteroacenes, and Twistacenes

(2013) Qichun Zhang et al.   SYNLETT

A novel heteroacene, 2-(2,3,4,5-tetrafluorophenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]phenazine as a multi-response sensor for F− detection

(2013) Chengyuan Wang et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Synthesis, characterization, and physical properties of two novel nonaheteroacene derivatives

(2013) Gang Li et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

N-Fused quinoxalines and benzoquinoxalines as attractive emitters for organic light emitting diodes

(2013) Benjamin D. Lindner et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Crystal Structure and Phototransistor Behavior of N-Substituted Heptacence

(2012) Yuechao Wu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Synthesis and Structure Characterization of a Stable Nonatwistacene

(2012) Jinchong Xiao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Efficient synthesis and physical properties of novel H-shaped 2,3,7,8-tetraazaanthracene-based conjugated molecules

(2012) Yinque Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Approaching a stable, green twisted heteroacene through “clean reaction” strategy

(2012) Gang Li et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

“Clean Reaction” Strategy to Approach a Stable, Green Heptatwistacene Containing a Single Terminal Pyrene Unit

(2012) Jinchong Xiao et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Benzo[k]fluoranthene-based linear acenes for efficient deep blue organic light-emitting devices

(2012) Yu-Hao Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Reactivity of acenes: mechanisms and dependence on acene length

(2012) Sanjio S. Zade et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Synthesis and Physical Properties of Four Hexazapentacene Derivatives

(2012) Gang Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Linear and star-shaped pyrazine-containing acene dicarboximides with high electron-affinity

(2012) Jinjun Shao et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

N-Heteropentacenes and N-Heteropentacenequinones: From Molecules to Semiconductors

(2012) Qian Miao   SYNLETT

Synthesis and properties of naphthobisbenzo[b]thiophenes: structural curvature of higher acene frameworks for solubility enhancement and high-order orientation in crystalline states

(2012) Kazuhiro Yamamoto et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Synthesis and Properties of a Diazopentacene Analogue

(2012) Gang Li et al.   Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Crystalline Nonacenes

(2011) Balaji Purushothaman et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Octaalkyl tetracene-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10-octacarboxylates: synthesis by twofold [2+2+2] cocyclization and crystallochromy

(2011) Chitoshi Kitamura et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Tetracene Dicarboxylic Imide and Its Disulfide: Synthesis of Ambipolar Organic Semiconductors for Organic Photovoltaic Cells

(2011) Toshihiro Okamoto et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Synthesis, Structure, and Physical Properties of 5,7,14,16-Tetraphenyl-8:9,12:13-bisbenzo-hexatwistacene

(2011) Jinchong Xiao et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Shape-Controlled Micro/Nanostructures of 9,10-Diphenylanthracene (DPA) and Their Application in Light-Emitting Devices

(2011) Bo Yang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Preparation, characterization, physical properties, and photoconducting behaviour of anthracene derivative nanowires

(2011) Jinchong Xiao et al.   Nanoscale

Putting the ‘N’ in ACENE: Pyrazinacenes and their structural relatives

(2011) Gary J. Richards et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Synthesis, Characterization, Self-Assembly, and Physical Properties of 11-Methylbenzo[d]pyreno[4,5-b]furan

(2011) Jinchong Xiao et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Anthraceno-Perylene Bisimides: The Precursor of a New Acene

(2011) Yongjun Li et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Heptacene and Beyond: The Longest Characterized Acenes

(2010) Sanjio S. Zade et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis, Characterization, and Bipolar Transporting Behavior of a New Twisted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon: 1′,4′-Diphenyl-naphtho-(2′.3′:1.2)-pyrene-6′-nitro-7′-methyl Carboxylate

(2010) Qichun Zhang et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Facile Synthesis of Highly Stable Tetraazaheptacene and Tetraazaoctacene Dyes

(2010) Aurelio Mateo-Alonso et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Synthesis, Characterization, and Physical Properties of a Conjugated Heteroacene: 2-Methyl-1,4,6,7,8,9-hexaphenylbenz(g)isoquinolin-3(2H)-one (BIQ)

(2010) Qichun Zhang et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Synthetic Chemistry of Acenes and Heteroacenes

(2010) Hemi Qu et al.   CURRENT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Synthesis, structure, and optoelectronic properties of a new twistacene 1,2,3,4,6,13-hexaphenyl-7 : 8,11 : 12-bisbenzo-pentacene

(2010) Jinchong Xiao et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Preparation, characterization, and photoswitching/light-emitting behaviors of coronene nanowires

(2010) Jinchong Xiao et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

High and Balanced Hole and Electron Mobilities from Ambipolar Thin-Film Transistors Based on Nitrogen-Containing Oligoacences

(2010) Yi-Yang Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of a Persistent Nonacene Derivative

(2010) Irvinder Kaur et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Anthradithiophene-Containing Copolymers for Thin-Film Transistors and Photovoltaic Cells

(2010) Ying Jiang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis and Stability of Soluble Hexacenes

(2010) Balaji Purushothaman et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

A Stable Heptacene Derivative Substituted With Electron-Deficient Trifluoromethylphenyl and Triisopropylsilylethynyl Groups

(2010) Hemi Qu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Organic Electronics: From Materials to Devices

(2009) Yang Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A new route to dual fluorescence: Spectroscopic properties of the valence tautomers of a 3-(2H)-isoquinolinone derivative

(2009) Ian M. Craig et al.   CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS

Synthesis and Crystallochromy of 1,4,7,10-Tetraalkyltetracenes: Tuning of Solid-State Optical Properties of Tetracenes by Alkyl Side-Chain Length

(2009) Chitoshi Kitamura et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Exploiting Substituent Effects for the Synthesis of a Photooxidatively Resistant Heptacene Derivative

(2009) Irvinder Kaur et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

The Most Stable and Fully Characterized Functionalized Heptacene

(2008) Doris Chun et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Anthra[2,3-b]benzo[d]thiophene: An Air-Stable Asymmetric Organic Semiconductor with High Mobility at Room Temperature

(2008) Chunyan Du et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Pyrazine-Containing Acene-Type Molecular Ribbons with up to 16 Rectilinearly Arranged Fused Aromatic Rings

(2008) Baoxiang Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ambipolar, High Performance, Acene-Based Organic Thin Film Transistors

(2008) Ming L. Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Contact-induced crystallinity for high-performance soluble acene-based transistors and circuits

(2008) D. J. Gundlach et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

The Larger Acenes: Versatile Organic Semiconductors

(2007) John E. Anthony   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION