title: Synthesis and Applications of π-Extended Naphthalene Diimides.
abstract: Naphthalene diimides have received much attention due to their high electron affinities, high electron mobility, and good thermal and oxidative stability, therefore making them promising candidates for a variety of organic electronic applications. However, π-extended naphthalene diimides with lower HOMO-LUMO gaps and higher stability have only been developed recently because of the synthetic difficulties. This account describes recent developments in the structures, synthesis, properties, and applications of π-extended naphthalene diimides, including pure-carbon and heterocyclic acene diimides, from our research group.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.|College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhaohui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: acene diimides; heterocycles; naphthalene diimides; organic field-effect transistors; semiconductors