A soluble pentacene: Synthesis, EPR and electrochemical studies of 2,3,9,10-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)pentacene

Siu Hin Chan; Hung Kay Lee; Yu Man Wang; Nan Yan Fu; Xiao Ming Chen; Zongwei CAI; Henry N.C. Wong

doi:10.1039/b411831f

A soluble pentacene: Synthesis, EPR and electrochemical studies of 2,3,9,10-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)pentacene

Siu Hin Chan
, Hung Kay Lee^*
, Yu Man Wang
, Nan Yan Fu
, Xiao Ming Chen
, Zongwei CAI
, Henry N.C. Wong

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Chemistry

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A soluble 2,3,9,10-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)pentacene (1) was synthesized; the discovery of the radical cationic character of 1 in solution through EPR measurement has provided insights into the sensitivity of acenes towards light and oxygen.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	66-68
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chemical Communications
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b411831f
Publication status	Published - 7 Jan 2005

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