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Product Code B1261-5g
Price $311 ex. VAT

An intermediate leading to more complex structures

With the tendency to aggregate and self-aggregate, it gives rise to orderly packed molecules in film.


Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews


2-Decylthiophene (CAS number 4861-61-4) with a dodecyl (C12H25) carbon hydrate side chain, is an useful alkylated thiophene that is commonly used as an intermediate for the construction of semiconducting polymers or small molecules for device fabrication of organic field-effect transistors and polymer solar cells.

PTVTTT2T, a copolymer with a backbone of biaxially 2-dodecylthiophene side chained thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (TT2T) and thienylene-vinylene-thienylene (TVT), possessed better molecular packing in thin films with a nanofiber structure owing to its coplanar backbone and the optimum side chain length for solubility and film morphology. The average field-effect charge mobility of PTVTTT2T was found to be 0.64 cm2 V-1 s-1 with a high on/off ratio over 107 under ambient environment for over three months.

Thiophene building block

Thiophene building block

for the synthesis of OLED and organic photovoltaic materials

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Substituted with a dodecyl group

Substituted with a dodecyl group

for improving solubility

High purity

High purity

>98% Purity

General Information


CAS Number 4861-61-4
Chemical Formula C16H28S
Full Name 2-Decylthiophene
Molecular Weight 252.46 g/mol
Synonyms N/A
Classification / Family Thiophene, Semiconductor synthesis intermediates, Low band gap polymers, OLED, OFETs, organic photovoltaics

Chemical Structure


2-Dodecylthiophene chemical structure, CAS# 4861-61-4
2-Dodecylthiophene chemical structure, CAS 4861-61-4

Product Details


Purity >98% (1H NMR)
Boiling Point Tm = 155 °C at 2 mmHg
Appearance Light yellow to orange liquid
Relative Density 0.91

MSDS Documentation


2-Dodecylthiophene2-Dodecylthiophene MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews


  1. Biaxially Extended Conjugated Polymers with Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene Building Block for High Performance Field-Effect Transistor Applications, P. Chao et al., Macromolecules, 48, 16, 5596–5604 (2015); DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01243.
  2. Star-like substituted hexaarylbenzenes: synthesis and mesomorphic properties, Y. Geng et al., J. Mater. Chem., 11, 1634-1641 (2011); DOI: 10.1039/B101163O.
  3. Effect of lipid on formation of Maillard and lipid-Maillard meaty flavour compounds in heated cysteine-xylose-methyl linoleate system, Y. Wang et al., Flavour Fragr. J., 37 (5), 274-284 (2022); DOI: 10.1002/ffj.3710.
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