title: Incorporation of perfluorohexyl-functionalised thiophenes into oligofluorene-truxenes: synthesis and physical properties.
abstract: Oligofluorene-functionalised truxenes containing perfluorohexylthiophene units at the terminal positions on the arms were synthesised, and their optical and electrochemical properties were investigated to determine the effect that the perfluorohexylthiophene unit has on the HOMO and LUMO properties of the oligomers. By synthesising a molecule with longer oligofluorene arms the effects of the perfluorohexylthiophene unit on larger oligomers was explored. The effect of steric hindrance from the perfluorohexyl chain was also evaluated by altering the position of the chain on the thiophene moiety.
authors.affiliation: WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, U.K.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: Alexander L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kanibolotsky
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: Tell
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tuttle
authors.forename: Neil J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Findlay
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Skabara
keywords: oligomers; perfluorinated-materials; star-shaped molecules; synthesis; truxene