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    Osw, Peshawa; Nitti, Andrea; Abdullah, Media N; Etkind, Samuel I; Mwaura, Jeremiah; Galbiati, Alessandro; Pasini, Dario

    Polymers, 03/2020, Letnik: 12, Številka: 3
    Journal Article

    The synthesis and characterization of four novel donor-acceptor-donor π-extended oligomers, incorporating naphtha(1-b)thiophene-4-carboxylate or benzo(b)thieno(3,2-g) benzothiophene-4-carboxylate 2-octyldodecyl esters as end-capping moieties, and two different conjugated core fragments, is reported. The end-capping moieties are obtained via a cascade sequence of sustainable organic reactions, and then coupled to benzo(c)(1,2,5)thiadiazole and its difluoro derivative as the electron-poor π-conjugated cores. The optoelectronic properties of the oligomers are reported. The novel compounds revealed good film forming properties, and when tested in bulk-heterojunction organic photovoltaic cell devices in combination with PC BM, revealed good fill factors, but low efficiencies, due to their poor absorption profiles.