Synthesis of 2, 3-substituted tetracenes and evaluation of their self-assembling properties in organic solvents

…, H Hopf, A Del Guerzo, C Belin, H Bouas-Laurent…

Index: Reichwagen, Jens; Hopf, Henning; Del Guerzo, Andre; Belin, Colette; Bouas-Laurent, Henri; Desvergne, Jean-Pierre Organic Letters, 2005 , vol. 7, # 6 p. 971 - 974

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Abstract

To enhance the π stacking ability of tetracenes, we have substituted the lateral rings to obtain elongated structures, capable of self-aggregation along the long axis of the nucleus. Such a property was observed with 2,3-di-n-decyloxyanthracene (DDOA) as described in recent publications. 3 The substitution in 2,3 positions by alkoxy chains such as O-n-C 10 H 21 and O-n-C 16 H 33 would lead to didecyloxytetracene (DDOT) and dihexadecyloxytetracene ( ...