Cascade cyclization of aryldiynes using iodine: Synthesis of iodo-substituted benzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophene derivatives for dye-sensitized solar cells

Giovanni Ferrara, Tienan Jin, Md Akhtaruzzaman, Ashraful Islam, Liyuan Han, Hua Jiang, Yoshinori Yamamoto

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Abstract

A facile, efficient, and general synthetic method for iodo-substituted benzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophenes has been developed via a cascade cyclization of thioanisole-substituted aryldiynes using iodine. A new donor-π linker-acceptor (D-π-A) organic dye, G1, with the benzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d] thiophene moiety as an electron donor has been synthesized, and the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell based on G1 has been investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1946-1950
Number of pages5
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume53
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Apr 11

Keywords

  • Cascade cyclization
  • Iodine
  • Iodine-substituted benzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophenes dye-sensitized solar cell
  • Thioanisole-substituted aryldiynes

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