title: Stannyl derivatives of naphthalene diimides and their use in oligomer synthesis.
abstract: 2-Stannyl and 2,6-distannyl naphthalene diimides (NDIs) can be synthesized through the palladium-catalyzed reaction of the appropriate bromo derivatives with hexabutylditin. The utility of these precursors in palladium catalyzed cross-coupling reactions is demonstrated by the synthesis of bi- and ter-NDI derivatives, UV-vis, cyclic voltammetry, and n-channel organic field-effect transistor data for which are compared to those of the monomeric parent NDI.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Polander
authors.forename: Alexander S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Romanov
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barlow
authors.forename: Do Kyung
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kippelen
authors.forename: Tatiana V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Timofeeva
authors.forename: Seth R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Marder