title: Direct alkylthio-functionalization of unsubstituted perylenediimides.
abstract: Herein, we report a simple fluoride-mediated reaction for the direct mono- and dialkylthio-functionalization of unsubstituted perylenediimides (PDIs) under very mild conditions. The aromatic substitution reaction offers the possibility to introduce primary, secondary and, even, tertiary alkanethiols either on the 1- or on the 1,6-bay positions of unsubstituted PDIs. 1,6-DialkylthioPDIs show that absorption and fluorescence spectra shifted to the red when compared with the unsubstituted PDI, with Stokes shifts around 70-80 nm.
authors.affiliation: Área de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, Elche 03202, Spain. fdofdez@umh.es.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zink-Lorre
authors.affiliation: Área de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, Elche 03202, Spain. fdofdez@umh.es.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Font-Sanchis
authors.affiliation: Área de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, Elche 03202, Spain. fdofdez@umh.es.
authors.forename: Ángela
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Sastre-Santos
authors.affiliation: Área de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, Elche 03202, Spain. fdofdez@umh.es.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernández-Lázaro