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Product Code B821-500mg
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BrIC, used to synthesise non-fullerene acceptors for highly efficient solar cells

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BrIC (CAS number 507484-47-1), also known as 2-[5(6)-Bromo-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ylidene]malononitrile, is a mono-brominated 3-(dicyanomethylidene)indan-1-one that is electron deficient with both carbonyl and malononitrile function groups.

BrIC can be used as an intermediate for the synthesis of non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) such as TPT10 for highly efficient organic solar cells. Compared to fluorination and chlorination, bromination can more effectively lower the energy levels of the resulting NFA and shift the absorption spectra further into the near-infrared.

507484-47-1 Red-shifted absorption spectrum

Red-shifted absorption

Bromide substituent lowers HOMO/LUMO energy levels

High purity 507484-47-1

High purity

>98% BrIC Purity

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Electron deficient end group

Electron deficient end group

For the synthesis of highly efficient NFAs

General Information

CAS Number 507484-47-1
Chemical Formula C12H5BrN2O
Molecular Weight 273.08 g/mol
Full Name 2-[5(6)-Bromo-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ylidene]malononitrile
Synonyms ICBr, 2-[5(6)-Bromo-2,3-Dihydro-3-oxo-1H-inden-ylidene]-propanedinitrile
Classification / Family Malononitrile, Indanone, Monomer and intermediates, None-fullerene acceptors (NFAs), NFA-OSCs, printing electronics

Chemical Structure

Bric - 2-((5)6-Bromo-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1ylidene)malononitrile, 507484-47-1
Chemical structure of BrIC, CAS 507484-47-1

Product Details

Purity >98% (by NMR)
Melting Point N/A
Appearance Orange powder

MSDS Documentation

BrIC MSDSBrIC MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews

  1. Bromination and increasing the molecular conjugation length of the non-fullerene small-molecule acceptor based on benzotriazole for efficient organic photovoltaics, N. Zhang et al., RSC Adv., 11, 13571-13578 (2021); DOI: 10.1039/D1RA01348C.
  2. High Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells with Efficient Hole Transfer at Zero Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital Offset between Methylated Polymer Donor and Brominated Acceptor, C. Sun et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 142, 1465−1474 (2020); DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09939.
  3. Bromination: An Alternative Strategy for Non‐Fullerene Small Molecule Acceptors, H. Wang et al., Adv. Sci (Weinh), 7(9), 1903784 (2020); DOI: 10.1002/advs.201903784..
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