Bis-acenaphthoquinone diimides with high electron deficiency and good coplanar conformation

Abstract

A series of novel bis-acenaphthoquinone diimides featuring a highly electron-deficient bis-acenaphthoquinone core are facilely synthesized via Knoevenagel condensation reaction. The diimides show high electron deficiency and good coplanar conformation, together with one of them having a maximum electron mobility up to 0.038 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹.