Pure Appl. Chem., 2005, Vol. 77, No. 12, pp. 2099-2104
doi:10.1351/pac200577122099
π-Conjugated systems: Can phosphole offer more than pyrrole?*
Muriel Hissler, Christophe Lescop, and Régis Réau
Institut de Chimie de Rennes, UMR 6509, CNRS-Université de Rennes1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes, France
Abstract:
An overview of the synthesis, physical properties, and use as material for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) of linear organic π-conjugated systems incorporating phosphole and thiophene rings is presented.
Keywords: Conjugated systems; electropolymerization; HOMO-LUMO gap; optoelectronics; phospholes.
*Paper based on a presentation at the 7th IUPAC International Conference on Heteroatom Chemistry (ICHAC-7), Shanghai, China, 21-25 August 2004. Other presentations are published in this issue, pp. 1985-2132.