An improved synthesis of pentacene: rapid access to a benchmark organic semiconductor

C Pramanik, GP Miller

Index: Pramanik, Chandrani; Miller, Glen P. Molecules, 2012 , vol. 17, # 4 p. 4625 - 4633

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Abstract

Abstract: Pentacene is an organic semiconductor used in a variety of thin-film organic electronic devices. Although at least six separate syntheses of pentacene are known (two from dihydropentacenes, two from 6, 13-pentacenedione and two from 6, 13-dihydro-6, 13- dihydroxypentacene), none is ideal and several utilize elevated temperatures that may facilitate the oxidation of pentacene as it is produced. Here, we present a fast (~ 2 min of ...