34 research outputs found
Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Nanoparticles Containing Thiophene-S,S-dioxide: Tuning of Dimensions, Optical and Redox Properties, and Charge Separation under Illumination
We describe the preparation of poly(3-hexylthiophene-S,S-dioxide) nanoparticles using Rozen's reagent, HOF·CH3CN, either on poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) or on preformed P3HT nanoparticles (P3HT-NPs). In the latter case, core-shell nanoparticles (P3HT@PTDO-NPs) are formed, as confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements, indicating the presence of oxygen on the outer shell. The different preparation modalities lead to a fine-tuning of the chemical-physical properties of the nanoparticles. We show that absorption and photoluminescence features, electrochemical properties, size, and stability of colloidal solutions can be finely modulated by controlling the amount of oxygen present. Atomic force microscopy measurements on the nanoparticles obtained by a nanoprecipitation method from preoxidized P3HT (PTDO-NPs) display spherical morphology and dimensions down to 5 nm. Finally, Kelvin probe measurements show that the coexistence of p- and n-type charge carriers in all types of oxygenated nanoparticles makes them capable of generating and separating charge under illumination. Furthermore, in core-shell nanoparticles, the nanosegregation of the two materials, in different regions of the nanoparticles, allows a more efficient charge separation
[All]-S,S-dioxide Oligo-Thienylenevinylenes: Synthesis and Structural/Electronic Shapes from Their Molecular Force Fields
Oligo-S,S-dioxothienylenevinylenes have been
prepared by transferring oxygen atoms to the sulfur
atoms using the HOF·CH3CN complex. Their photophysical
properties are presented in comparison with their thio phenevinylene congeners. Together with their vibrational
properties and molecular force fields, this study allows for
the interpretation of the alteration of aromaticity and
inter-ring exocyclic p-conjugation in this series
Synthesis of <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>‑Dioxopyridazines
Despite
many efforts, one of the smallest heterocycles containing
two nitrogen atoms, pyridazine, could not be converted to its <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-dioxide (see, however, Nakadate et al. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 1970, 18, 1211–1218). HOF·CH<sub>3</sub>CN, made easily
from diluted fluorine, was able to accomplish this task in a fast
reaction with good yields