title: Robust, soluble pentacene ethers.
abstract: We report the synthesis and characterization of a series of alkoxy-substituted silylethynylated pentacene derivatives (R = CH(2)CH(2), CHCH, CH(2)). All three compounds are easily prepared, soluble in common organic solvents, and stable both as solids and in solution. Two of the derivatives possess significant pi-face interactions in the crystal. Values for lambda(max) for these new pentacene derivatives range from 621 to 674 nm, and oxidation potentials lie between 109 and 301 mV versus ferrocene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, USA.
authors.forename: Marcia M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: Jared H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Delcamp
authors.forename: Sean R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Parkin
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Anthony