Synthesis of a Soluble Pentacene Derivative: 6,13-bis(m-trifluoromethyl phenyl ethenyl) PentaceneFootnote^†
^†Dedicated to the memory of Professor Sukant K.Tripathy

Ravi Mosurkal U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center, Kansas St, Natick, MA, 01760

Lynne A. Samuelson U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center, Kansas St, Natick, MA, 01760

Jayant Kumar Center for Advanced Materials, University of Massachusetts, 265 Riverside Street, Lowell, MA, 01854

David Waller Konarka Technologies Inc., 100 Foot of John Street, Lowell, MA, 01854

Russell Gaudiana Konarka Technologies Inc., 100 Foot of John Street, Lowell, MA, 01854

Abstract

We report the synthesis and characterization of a new pentacene derivative, 6,13- bis(m-trifluoromethyl phenylethynyl)pentacene. This pentacene derivative is soluble in common organic solvents and found to have the HOMO energy level at −5.45 eV in solution.

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We thank the US Army Natick Soldier Center and DARPA for financial support. Dr. Mosurkal would also like to thank the National Research Council (NRC) for a Senior Research Associateship Award.

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^†Dedicated to the memory of Professor Sukant K.Tripathy

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Synthesis of a Soluble Pentacene Derivative: 6,13-bis(m-trifluoromethyl phenyl ethenyl) PentaceneFootnote^†
^†Dedicated to the memory of Professor Sukant K.Tripathy