Abstract
We developed the diversity-oriented approach for the synthesis of tetrathia[8]circulenes with a variety of peripheral substituents. Iridium-catalyzed direct C-H borylation of tetrathienylene provided 1,4,7,10-tetraboryltetrathienylene as a major product. 1,4,7,10-Tetraboryltetrathienylene served as an a key intermediate to achieve the selective synthesis of octasubstituted or tetrasubstituted tetrathia[8]circulenes via rhodium-catalyzed annulation with symmetric internal alkynes or sequential Sonogashira-Hagihara coupling and base-promoted intramolecular cyclization. A variety of substituents were installed at the peripheral positions of tetrathia[8]circulenes systematically. The self-assembling behavior of tetrathia[8]circulenes was investigated using 1H NMR and AFM measurements. The number and the chain length of alkyl groups exerted a significant influence on the aggregation ability and the crystal packing structures of tetrathia[8]circulenes in both solution and solid states. We also found that the molecular arrangement of the self-assembled tetrathia[8]circulene molecules affected the hole mobility assessed by the FP-TRMC method.
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