Tetrahedron Letters

Convenient synthesis of functionalized 4, 4′-disubstituted-2, 2′-bipyridine with extended π-system for dye-sensitized solar cell applications

C Klein, E Baranoff, MK Nazeeruddin, M Grätzel

Index: Klein, Cedric; Baranoff, Etienne; Nazeeruddin, Md. Khaja; Graetzel, Michael Tetrahedron Letters, 2010 , vol. 51, # 47 p. 6161 - 6165

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Abstract

Exploration of new ruthenium-based sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) applications requires an easy access to multifunctionalized ligands for efficient screening of sensitizers' properties. Based on the Horner–Emmons–Wadsworth reaction, a convenient synthetic route for the extension of the π-system on 4, 4′-disubstituted-2, 2′-bipyridines was used to develop a novel series of functionalized 2, 2′-bipyridine ligands with either ...