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A thorough and comprehensive study of novel phthaloperinone derivatives

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Summary:Despite its promising electronic and semiconducting properties, 12H-phthaloperin-12-one remains a largely unexplored molecule, with limited studies regarding the impact of structural modifications on its properties and its application in light-emitting devices. To address this gap, we report the synthesis of 12 novel phthaloperinone derivatives, designed to fine-tune the photophysical, electrochemical, thermal and electroluminescence properties through the incorporation of electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents. The majority of substituents was found to interfere with the electronic distribution in the phthaloperinone core during the electronic excitation process. The introduction of a triphenylamine unit, as in compounds 3f/4f, resulted in the lowest energy gap of 2.22 eV, making this isomeric mixture a promising candidate for use as an organic semiconductor material. Electrochemical studies demonstrated that compounds 3e/4e–3h/4h and 3l/4l exhibited enhanced electrochemical stability, while thermal analysis showed that the pyrene-substituted derivative (3e/4e) displayed the highest thermal resistance (Td= 458 °C). Organic light-emitting diodes were fabricated to evaluate their electroluminescence properties. Compounds 3l/4l, which contain a phenyltriazolyl unit, achieved the best performance, displaying a maximum luminance of 99 cd m−2at 7.5 V, a luminous efficiency of 0.014 cd A−1, and a turn-on voltage of 3.3 V. These findings provide valuable insights into the structure–property relationships of phthaloperinone derivatives and highlight their potential for a wide range of applications, including electronic and optoelectronic devices.
Main Authors:Amorim, Ana C.
Other Authors:Morgado, Jorge; Ramalho, João P. Prates; Cruz, Hugo; Cunha, Carla; Paixão, José A.; Melo, J. Sérgio Seixas de; Lopes, Susana M. M.; Branco, Luís C.; Burke, Anthony J.
Subject:Chemistry (miscellaneous) General Materials Science
Year:2025
Country:Portugal
Document type:article
Access type:open access
Associated institution:Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Language:English
Origin:Repositório Institucional da UNL

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