Synthesis and thermolysis of a Diels–Alder adduct of pentacene and thiophosgene

N Vets, M Smet, W Dehaen

Index: Vets, Nathalie; Smet, Mario; Dehaen, Wim Tetrahedron Letters, 2004 , vol. 45, # 39 p. 7287 - 7289

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Abstract

Pentacene has excellent semi-conducting properties but its practical use in organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) gives rise to a lot of problems caused by its sensitivity to oxygen and its very low solubility. In order to solve the problems involved in the use of pentacene, we have synthesized a Diels–Alder adduct of pentacene with thiophosgene.