title: Highly fluorescent oligothiophenes through the incorporation of central dithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]pyrrole units.
abstract: [structures: see text] Dithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]pyrrole-based terthiophene (2a-c) and quaterthiophene (3a-c) analogues have been prepared from dithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]pyrrole (1) via Stille coupling utilizing a one-pot method. In comparison to the parent oligothiophenes (T(n), where n = 2-4), the resulting dithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]pyrrole-based systems exhibit enhanced fluorescence efficiencies in solution (up to 53%). These new oligomeric systems also allow the incorporation of solubilizing side chains without the negative steric interactions that typically reduce backbone planarity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, USA.
authors.forename: Karla R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Radke
authors.forename: Katsu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Seth C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Rasmussen