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Chemical Communications

A soluble pentacene: synthesis, EPR and electrochemical studies of 2,3,9,10-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)pentacene†‡

Siu Hin Chan,ab   Hung Kay Lee,§a   Yu Man Wang,ab   Nan Yan Fu,ab   Xiao Ming Chen,c   Zong Wei Caid  and  Henry N. C. Wong*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China

b Central Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
E-mail: hncwong@cuhk.edu.hk
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Tel: +00852 26096329

c School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou, China

d Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

Abstract

A soluble 2,3,9,10-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)pentacene (1) was synthesized; the discovery of the radical cationic character of 1 in solution through EPR measurement has provided insights into the sensitivity of acenes towards light and oxygen.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B411831F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 Aug 2004
Accepted
23 Sep 2004
First published
25 Nov 2004

Chem. Commun., 2005, 66-68

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A soluble pentacene: synthesis, EPR and electrochemical studies of 2,3,9,10-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)pentacene

S. H. Chan, H. K. Lee, Y. M. Wang, N. Y. Fu, X. M. Chen, Z. W. Cai and H. N. C. Wong, Chem. Commun., 2005, 66 DOI: 10.1039/B411831F

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