Chemistry Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 5-25-2018
Journal
Chemical Communications
Issue
2018 Emerging Investigator Issues
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cc02424c
Abstract
The first example of a π-conjugated polymer incorporating boron difluoride (BF2) formazanates is introduced. The film-forming properties, controllable reduction chemistry, and low optical band gap (ca. 1.4 eV) of the polymer make it an excellent candidate for use as a light-harvesting n-type semiconductor in organic electronics. Comparison of the polymer to model compounds confirmed that its unique optoelectronic properties can be directly attributed to the presence of the BF2 formazanate repeat unit and that the [Pt(PBu3)2]2+ unit must also be present to achieve the narrow band gaps observed.
Notes
This is the author-accepted version of an article published in Chemical Communications. The final published version can be found at https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cc02424c