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Photochemical synthesis of 2,3,9,10-tetrabromopentacene: its unusual photodimerization

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The photogeneration of 2,3,9,10-tetrabromopentacene from its precursor dione by photodecarbonylation was investigated. An unusual photodimer, 3,3′,9,9′,10,10′-hexabromo-2,2′-bipentacene, is produced.

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    Yuewei Zhao, Xichen Cai, Eugene Danilov, Guifeng Li & Douglas C. Neckers

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Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: The general compound preparation and measurement procedures, absorption, fluorescence, mass, IR and NMR spectra of 3 and 4 as well as their evolutions, transient absorption spectra and kinetic traces at different wavelengths and pump laser. See DOI: 10.1039/b814986k

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Zhao, Y., Cai, X., Danilov, E. et al. Photochemical synthesis of 2,3,9,10-tetrabromopentacene: its unusual photodimerization. Photochem Photobiol Sci 8, 34–36 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1039/b814986k

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