title: Highly fluorinated benzobisbenzothiophenes.
abstract: Expedient, facile syntheses of highly fluorinated benzobisbenzothiophenes (BBBT) are reported. Defined peripheral arrangements of sulfur and fluorine atoms lead to extensive crystalline networks of edge-to-edge S-F close contacts. The effects of various substitution patterns on self-assembly and electronic properties are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, USA.
authors.forename: Yongfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Sean R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Parkin
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gierschner
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Watson