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Halgreen L, Torres-Huerta A, Norvaisa K, De Leener G, Tumanov N, Wouters J, Bartik K, Valkenier H. A Semiflexible Tetrahydrazone Macrocycle for Binding of Pyrophosphate and Smaller Anions. J Org Chem 2024; 89:6853-6864. [PMID: 38661472 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Macrocyclization has proven to be a useful design strategy in the development of efficient anion receptors. In addition to the ring size, the overall preorganization due to structural rigidity is key. To explore this in the context of developing an efficient pyrophosphate receptor, three macrocycles featuring a 26-membered interior ring size and similar H-bonding motifs have been synthesized, and their anion binding ability has been investigated. Computational studies and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data showed different degrees of preorganization as a result of differences in flexibility. The interaction of the three macrocycles with chloride, dihydrogen phosphate, and dihydrogen pyrophosphate was investigated in solution by NMR and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy and in the solid state by X-ray crystallography. The tetrahydrazone-based macrocycle featuring intermediate flexibility exhibited the best affinity for all three anions investigated. Our results suggest that in addition to the proper preorganization of binding groups in a macrocycle a certain degree of flexibility is also required for an optimal affinity with the target guest.
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- Lau Halgreen
- Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Engineering of Molecular NanoSystems, Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles, Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50, CP165/64, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Engineering of Molecular NanoSystems, Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles, Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50, CP165/64, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Engineering of Molecular NanoSystems, Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles, Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50, CP165/64, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre d'Instrumentation en REsonance Magnétique (CIREM), Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50, CP 160/08, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Namur Institute of Structured Matter and Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Namur, 61 rue de Bruxelles, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Namur Institute of Structured Matter and Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Namur, 61 rue de Bruxelles, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Engineering of Molecular NanoSystems, Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles, Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50, CP165/64, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Engineering of Molecular NanoSystems, Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles, Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50, CP165/64, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Mann A, Weck M. Synthesis and Polymerization of an ortho- para-Substituted Tetraalkoxy [2.2]Paracylophane-1,9-diene. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:1055-1059. [PMID: 35960910 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This contribution describes the synthesis of an unsymmetrical substituted tetraalkoxy[2.2]paracylophane-1,9-diene comprised of an ortho-substituted and a para-substituted dioctyloxybenzene. (Sp)-4,5,12,15-tetraoctyloxy-[2.2]paracyclophane-1,9-diene ((Sp)-pCpd) and (Rp)-4,5,13,16-tetraoctyloxy-[2.2]paracyclophane-1,9-diene ((Rp)-pCpd) are formed as planar chiral enantiomers. Unlike other tetraalkoxy-substituted pCpds that form as diastereomers, both the (Sp)-pCpd and the (Rp)-pCpd can be polymerized via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) using Grubbs' third generation initiator (G3) as it is achiral. Living ROMP afford copolymers featuring alternating cis,trans-poly(p-phenylenevinylene)s (PPV)s. The polymers' unique, blue-shifted optical properties are due to the alkoxy-substitution in the polymer's backbone and the resulting materials could be photoisomerized to the all-trans polymer. This strategy affords tetraalkoxy-pCpd monomers in high yields for the polymerization of soluble PPVs with low or narrow dispersities.
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- Arielle Mann
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Design Institute, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Design Institute, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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Wang X, Feng C, Liu P, He Z, Cao Y. Origin of the Additive-Induced V OC Change in Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2107106. [PMID: 35088934 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Additives are often used to adjust the morphology of the active layer to improve the performance of organic solar cells (OSCs). Here, taking typical high-efficiency non-fullerene systems as examples, the effect of the additive on the device performance in non-fullerene OSCs is systematically investigated. Surprisingly, an unpresented VOC change is observed in the opposite direction of the two typical systems (PM6:Y6 and PTB7-Th: ITIC) appearing after the incorporation of the additive DIO, which can be affected by the morphological differences as indicated by the several morphological studies. The bewildering VOC change caused by the additive in different material systems is supposed to originate from the different energy level variations as verified by the energy level studies. Molecular dynamic (MD) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations are also included to get an insight into the dynamic of the additive-induced morphological differences that are supposed to contribute to the energy level changes. Combining a series of morphological and energic studies as well as the theoretical calculations, the origin of unforeseeable VOC changes caused by additives in non-fullerene OSCs is clarified, and provides in-depth insights into the effects of additives on device performance.
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- Xiaojing Wang
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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Wu H, Fan H, Xu S, Ye L, Guo Y, Yi Y, Ade H, Zhu X. Isomery-Dependent Miscibility Enables High-Performance All-Small-Molecule Solar Cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1804271. [PMID: 30506976 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201804271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Nonfullerene polymer solar cells develop quickly. However, nonfullerene small-molecule solar cells (NF-SMSCs) still show relatively inferior performance, attributing to the lack of comprehensive understanding of the structure-performance relationship. To address this issue, two isomeric small-molecule acceptors, NBDTP-Fout and NBDTP-Fin , with varied oxygen position in the benzodi(thienopyran) (BDTP) core are designed and synthesized. When blended with molecular donor BDT3TR-SF, devices based on the two isomeric acceptors show disparate photovoltaic performance. Fabricated with an eco-friendly processing solvent (tetrahydrofuran), the BDT3TR-SF:NBDTP-Fout blend delivers a high power conversion efficiency of 11.2%, ranked to the top values reported to date, while the BDT3TR-SF:NBDTP-Fin blend almost shows no photovoltaic response (0.02%). With detailed investigations on inherent optoelectronic processes as well as morphological evolution, this performance disparity is correlated to the interfacial tension of the two combinations and concludes that proper interfacial tension is a key factor for effective phase separation, optimal blend morphology, and superior performance, which can be achieved by the "isomerization" design on molecular acceptors. This work reveals the importance of modulating the materials miscibility by interfacial-tension-oriented molecular design, which provides a general guideline toward efficient NF-SMSCs.
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- Hao Wu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Department of Physics and Organic and Carbon Electronics Lab, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Physics and Organic and Carbon Electronics Lab, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Yamada S, Yamamoto N, Takamori E. Synthesis of Molecular Seesaw Balances and the Evaluation of Pyridinium−π Interactions. J Org Chem 2016; 81:11819-11830. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Shinji Yamada
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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Rittscher V, Kuch S, Rehahn M. Gilch Synthesis of Poly(ortho
-Phenylene Vinylenes): A Powerful Access to High-Molecular-Weight Blue-Emitting Polymers. Macromol Rapid Commun 2016; 37:814-9. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201500730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Valentina Rittscher
- Ernst-Berl-Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Str. 4 D-64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Ernst-Berl-Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Str. 4 D-64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Ernst-Berl-Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Str. 4 D-64287 Darmstadt Germany
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Kim HU, Park JB, Grimsdale AC, Hwang DH. Methyl and Dimethyl o-Xylenyl-Substituted Fullerene Acceptors for Polymer Solar Cells. Isr J Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201400207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Tao R, Umeyama T, Kurotobi K, Imahori H. Effects of alkyl chain length and substituent pattern of fullerene bis-adducts on film structures and photovoltaic properties of bulk heterojunction solar cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:17313-17322. [PMID: 25208339 DOI: 10.1021/am5058794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A series of alkoxycarbonyl-substituted dihydronaphthyl-based [60]fullerene bis-adduct derivatives (denoted as C2BA, C4BA, and C6BA with the alkyl chain of ethyl, n-butyl, and n-hexyl, respectively) have been synthesized to investigate the effects of alkyl chain length and substituent pattern of fullerene bis-adducts on the film structures and photovoltaic properties of bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells. The shorter alkyl chain length caused lower solubility of the fullerene bis-adducts (C6BA > C4BA > C2BA), thereby resulting in the increased separation difficulty of respective bis-adduct isomers. The device performance based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and the fullerene bis-adduct regioisomer mixtures was enhanced by shortening the alkyl chain length. When using the regioisomerically separated fullerene bis-adducts, the devices based on trans-2 and a mixture of trans-4 and e of C4BA exhibited the highest power conversion efficiencies of ca. 2.4%, which are considerably higher than those of the C6BA counterparts (ca. 1.4%) and the C4BA regioisomer mixture (1.10%). The film morphologies as well as electron mobilities of the P3HT:bis-adduct blend films were found to affect the photovoltaic properties considerably. These results reveal that the alkyl chain length and substituent pattern of fullerene bis-adducts significantly influence the photovoltaic properties as well as the film structures of bulk heterojunction solar cells.
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- Ran Tao
- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, and ‡Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University , Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Zhang X, Li XD, Ma LX, Zhang B. Electronic and electrochemical properties as well as flowerlike supramolecular assemblies of fulleropyrrolidines bearing ester substituents with different alkyl chain lengths. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra10654g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Flowerlike supramolecular architectures, obtained from a series of energetically PCBM-like and high C60 content (76–79%) fulleropyrrolidines FP1–FP4, were lamellar structures with alkyl chain length dependent thickness of a bilayer structure.
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- Xuan Zhang
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620, China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620, China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620, China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620, China
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The preparation and properties of bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells with indole-containing fulleropyrrolidine derivatives as acceptors. Tetrahedron 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.09.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Polymer solar cells (PSCs) have drawn great attention in recent years for their simple device structure, light weight, and low-cost fabrication in comparison with inorganic semiconductor solar cells. However, the power-conversion efficiency (PCE) of PSCs needs to be increased for their future application. The key issue for improving the PCE of PSCs is the design and synthesis of high-efficiency conjugated polymer donors and fullerene acceptors for the photovoltaic materials. For the acceptor materials, several fullerene-bisadduct acceptors with high LUMO energy levels have demonstrated excellent photovoltaic performance in PSCs with P3HT as a donor. In this Focus Review, recent progress in high-efficiency fullerene-bisadduct acceptors is discussed, including the bisadduct of PCBM, indene-C60 bisadduct (ICBA), indene-C70 bisadduct (IC70BA), DMPCBA, NCBA, and bisTOQC. The LUMO levels and photovoltaic performance of these bisadduct acceptors with P3HT as a donor are summarized and compared. In addition, the applications of an ICBA acceptor in new device structures and with other conjugated polymer donors than P3HT are also introduced and discussed.
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- Yongfang Li
- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China); College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123 (China).
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Dang MT, Wuest JD. Using volatile additives to alter the morphology and performance of active layers in thin-film molecular photovoltaic devices incorporating bulk heterojunctions. Chem Soc Rev 2013; 42:9105-26. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cs35447d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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