Octa-Substituted Perylene Building Block

More versatile than PDI

Combines scalable synthesis, stability, and multiple reactive sites for modular construction of diverse PAHs with tunable properties.

Yang, Kun · Li, Zuhao · Huang, Yulin · Zeng, Zebing

Accounts of Chemical Research 2024

Advantages

bay/ortho-octa-substituted perylene building block with multiple reactive sites

Ease of large-scale preparation and favored material stability

Allows construction of neutral/charged, closed-/open-shell, curved/planar PAHs