DRCN5T

CAS Number 1674394-69-4

Organic Conductors, Small Molecule OPV Donors

Simple structure synthesis with great potential

Widely used in organic solar cells (OSCs) with high device performances

DRCN5T (CAS number 1674394-69-4) is a small molecule donor widely used in organic solar cells (OSCs) with high device performances - achieving power conversion efficiencies (PCE) of over 10%.

Readily available for simple structure synthesis with great potential for further chemical structure tuning, DRCN5T and its derivatives offer great opportunities for the future commercialisation of such OPV devices.

High Purity

99% Purity DRCN5T

Worldwide shipping

Quick and reliable shipping

Small molecule donor in OPVs

Achieving PCE over 10%

Simple structural altering

For fine tuning its performance

DRCN5T from Ossila was used in the high-impact paper (IF 29.37), Triplet-Charge Annihilation in a Small Molecule Donor: Acceptor Blend as a Major Loss Mechanism in Organic Photovoltaics, J. Marin-Beloqui et al., Adv. Energy Mater., 2100539 (2021); DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202100539.

General Information

Full name	2,2'-[(3,3''',3'''',4'-tetraoctyl[2,2':5',2'':5'',2''':5''',2''''-quinquethiophene]-5,5''''-diyl)bis[(Z)-methylidyne(3-ethyl-4-oxo-5,2-thiazolidinediylidene)]]bis-propanedinitrile
Purity	99% (1H NMR)
Synonyms	DRCN5T
Chemical formula	C₇₀H₈₆N₆O₂S₇
Molecular weight	1267.93 g/mol
CAS number	1674394-69-4
HOMO / LUMO	HOMO = -5.22 eV LUMO = -3.41 eV [1]
Melting point (DSC)	~217 °C [1]
Solubility/processing solvents	Chloroform, chlorobenzene
Classification / Family	Propanedinitrile, Heterocyclic five-membered ring, Organic semiconducting materials, Organic Photovoltaics, Small molecule donor, SM-OPVs

Chemical Structure

MSDS Documentation

DRCN5T MSDS sheet

Pricing

Batch	Quantity	Price
M2084A1	100 mg	£400
M2084A1	250 mg	£900
M2084A1	500 mg	£1600
M2084A1	1 g	£2900
M2084A1	5 - 10 g*	Please enquire

*For order quantities of 5 - 10 grams, the lead time is 4-6 weeks.

Literature and Reviews

A Series of Simple Oligomer-like Small Molecules Based on Oligothiophenes for Solution-Processed Solar Cells with High Efficiency, B. Kan et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 3886−3893 (2015); DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b00305.
Towards predicting the power conversion efficiencies of organic solar cells from donor and acceptor molecule structures, Y. Zhou et al., J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018, DOI: 10.1039/c7tc05290a.
Triperylene Hexaimides Based All-Small-Molecule Solar Cells with an Efficiency over 6% and Open Circuit Voltage of 1.04 V, N. Liang et al., 7(6), 1601664 (2017); DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201601664.