C-H Bond Transformations Leading to the Synthesis of Organic Functional Materials

In this review, transition-metal-catalyzed or -mediated C-H transformations leading to the synthesis of organic functional materials, such as oligomers, polymers, and -conjugated molecules, are summarized. 1 Introduction 2 Oligomers and Polymers 2.1 Synthesis of Oligomers and Polymers 2.2 Chemical Modification of Polymers 3 -Conjugated Molecules 3.1 Indenes and Fluorenes 3.2 Acenes 3.3 Triphenylenes 3.4 Chemical Modification of Perylene Diimides 3.5 Nanographenes 3.6 Condensed Polycyclic -Conjugated Molecules with Five-Membered Heteroaromatic Rings 3.7 -Conjugated Molecules with Nitrogen-Containing Six-Membered Heteroaromatics 3.8 Porphyrins 3.9 Miscellaneous (-Conjugated Molecules) 4 Miscellaneous (Excluding Polymers and -Conjugated Molecules) 5 Outlook and Conclusions