2-Ethylhexyl 4,6-dibromo-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene-2-carboxylate

CAS Number 1237479-38-7

Chemistry Building Blocks, Dibromo Monomers, Fluorinated Building Blocks, Materials, Monomers

2-Ethylhexyl 4,6-dibromo-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene-2-carboxylate MSDS

2-Ethylhexyl 4,6-dibromo-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene-2-carboxylate CAS 1237479-38-7

Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews

2-Ethylhexyl 4,6-Dibromo-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene-2-carboxylate (CAS number 1237479-38-7) has been used for the synthesis low band gap polymer semiconductors such as PTB-7 and PCE10 (also called PTB7-Th or PBDTTT-EFT) for OFETs, OLED, PLED and OPV applications.

This monomer has been used in our own lab for the synthesis of PCE10 and PTB-7.

Capped with bromide

For facil coupling reactions

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Thienothiophene building block

for semiconductors, OFETs, and solar cells

High purity

>98% High purity

General Information

CAS Number	1237479-38-7
Chemical Formula	C₁₅H₁₇Br₂FO₂S₂
Molecular Weight	472.23 g/mol
Synonyms	4,6-Dibromo-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester
Classification / Family	Thiophene, Fused thiophene, Semiconductor synthesis intermediates, Low band gap polymers, OFETs, Organic Photovoltaics, Polymer solar cells

Chemical Structure

PTB7 PCE10 monomer — Chemical structure of 2-Ethylhexyl 4,6-Dibromo-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, CAS 1237479-38-7

Product Details

Purity	>98% (by NMR)
Melting Point	37 °C - 41 °C
Appearance	Off-white / pale orange solid powder/crystals

MSDS Documentation

2-Ethylhexyl 4,6-dibromo-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene-2-carboxylate MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews

Study of Optical Properties and Molecular Aggregation of Conjugated Low Band Gap Copolymers: PTB7 and PTB7-Th, F. Bencheikh et al., J. Phys. Chem. C 2015, 119, 24643−24648 (2015); DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b07803.
Random terpolymer with a cost-effective monomer and comparable efficiency to PTB7-Th for bulk-heterojunction polymer solar cells, T. Jiang et al., Polym. Chem., 7, 926-932 (2016); DOI: 10.1039/C5PY01771H.
Tuning nanoscale morphology using mixed solvents and solvent vapor treatment for high performance polymer solar cells, D. Wang et al., RSC Adv., 4, 48724–48733 (2014); DOI: 10.1039/c4ra09417d.