title: Functionalized higher acenes: hexacene and heptacene.
abstract: We have extended our functionalization strategy for pentacene to the higher acenes hexacene and heptacene. Provided a large enough alkyne substituent is used, these large aromatic rods are both stable and soluble and can be characterized spectroscopically as well as by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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: Sean R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Parkin
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Anthony