Issue 9, 2016

Synthesis of benzothiadiazole-based molecules via direct arylation: an eco-friendly way of obtaining small semi-conducting organic molecules

Abstract

New A–D–A–D–A unsophisticated small molecules based on benzothiadiazole and thiophene were designed and synthesized in a two-step pathway, involving the coupling of benzothiadiazole with thiophene-, or bithiophene-carboxaldehyde, followed by Knoevenagel condensation. The first step was specifically investigated in comparing different coupling methods and their related green metrics. It is established that the synthesis of benzothiadiazole-based small molecules via direct heteroarylation may be an environmentally attractive procedure. It generates a low amount of polluting waste in a cost-effective way in comparison to the classical Suzuki coupling. Moreover, the direct arylation using low loading of the palladium-catalyst without a ligand or an additive is the method of choice for the present case. The physico-chemical properties of the four target molecules were investigated using electronic absorption spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, cyclic voltammetry, polarized optical microscopy and small angle X-ray scattering analysis. DFT studies have been performed to support the electronic characteristics.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of benzothiadiazole-based molecules via direct arylation: an eco-friendly way of obtaining small semi-conducting organic molecules

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Mar 2016
Accepted
31 May 2016
First published
01 Jun 2016

New J. Chem., 2016,40, 7326-7337

Synthesis of benzothiadiazole-based molecules via direct arylation: an eco-friendly way of obtaining small semi-conducting organic molecules

C. Chen, D. H. Maldonado, D. Le Borgne, F. Alary, B. Lonetti, B. Heinrich, B. Donnio and K. I. Moineau-Chane Ching, New J. Chem., 2016, 40, 7326 DOI: 10.1039/C6NJ00847J

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