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Product Code B451-1g
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5,8-Dibromo-2,3-bis(3-(octyloxy)phenyl)quinoxaline (Quinoxaline-2PhO-2Br) is the building block for the synthesis of low band-gap polymer semiconductor materials (such as TQ1). Octyloxy as the side chain of quinoxaline functions to promote good solubility of the resulting polymer in organic solvents.

General Information

CAS Number 565228-31-1
Chemical Formula C36H44Br2N2O2
Molecular Weight 696.55 g/mol
Synonyms 5,8-Dibromo-2,3-bis(3-(octyloxy)phenyl)quinoxaline
Classification / Family Quinoxaline, Organic semiconducting materials, Semiconductor Synthesis, Low band gap polymers, OFETs, OLED, Organic Photovoltaics, Polymer Solar Cells

Chemical Structure

Quinoxaline-2oph-2br, 565228-31-1, 5,8-Dibromo-2,3-bis(3-(octyloxy)phenyl)quinoxaline
Chemical structure of Quinoxaline-2PhO-2Br, 565228-31-1

Product Details

Purity >97%
Melting Point N/A
Appearance Cream to yellowish solid

MSDS Documentation

Quinoxaline-2PhO-2Br MSDSQuinoxaline-2PhO-2Br MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews

  1. An Easily Synthesized Blue Polymer for High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells, E. Wang et al., Adv. Mater., 22, 5240–5244 (2010), DOI: 10.1002/adma.201002225.
  2. A New Donor–Acceptor–Donor Polyfluorene Copolymerwith Balanced Electron and Hole Mobility, A. Gadisa et al., Adv. Funct. Mater., 17, 3836–3842 (2007); DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200700441.
  3. High-efficiency polymer solar cells with a cost-effective quinoxaline polymer through nanoscale morphology control induced by practical processing additives, Y. Kim et al., Energy Environ. Sci., 6, 1909-1916 (2013); DOI: 10.1039/C3EE00110E.
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