Oligo(2,6-anthrylene)s: Acene-oligomer approach for organic field-effect transistors

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1159-1162

  Ito, Kaname ^a   Suzuki, Toshiyasu ^a   Sakamoto, Youichi ^a   Kubota, Daisuke ^b   Inoue, Youji ^b   Sato, Fumio ^b   Tokito, Shizuo ^b  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b NHK SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biaryls; Cross coupling; Oligomerization; Semiconductors; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DERIVATIVES; HOLE MOBILITY; OLIGOMERS; PALLADIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SUZUKI COUPLING REACTION;

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; OLIGO(2,6 ANTHRYLENE); OLIGOMER; PALLADIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FILM; SEMICONDUCTOR; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUZUKI COUPLING; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0037429889     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200390305     Document Type: Article

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