Benzofuran-fused Phosphole: Synthesis, Electronic, and Electroluminescence Properties

Hui Chen (1) , Wylliam Delaunay (2) , Jing Li (1) , Zuoyong Wang (1) , Pierre-Antoine Bouit (2) , Denis Tondelier (3) , Bernard Geffroy (3, 4) , François Mathey (1, 5) , Zheng Duan (1) , Régis Réau (2) , M. Hissler (2)

1 International Phosphorus Laboratory, Chemistry Department Zhengzhou University
2 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
3 LPICM - Laboratoire de physique des interfaces et des couches minces [Palaiseau]
4 LCSI - Laboratoire de Chimie des Surfaces et Interfaces
5 Nanyang Technological University [Singapour]

A synthetic route to novel benzofuran-fused phosphole derivatives 3-5 is described. These compounds showed optical and electrochemical properties that differ from their benzothiophene analog. Preliminary results show that 4 can be used as an emitter in OLEDs, illustrating the potential of these new compounds for opto-electronic applications.

Domains: Chemical Sciences; Organic chemistry; Chemical Sciences; Material chemistry; Engineering Sciences [physics]; Electronics; Engineering Sciences [physics]; Materials

Hui Chen, Wylliam Delaunay, Jing Li, Zuoyong Wang, Pierre-Antoine Bouit, et al.. Benzofuran-fused Phosphole: Synthesis, Electronic, and Electroluminescence Properties. Organic Letters, 2013, 15 (2), pp.330-333. ⟨10.1021/ol303260d⟩. ⟨hal-00829849⟩