Synthesis of furan-based molecule for organic electronics
Organic electronics are getting increasingly popular as it could be a sustainable and renewable alternative to traditional silicon electronics. Currently, organic electronics applications make use of thiophene, which are derived from petroleum. Furans, which are derived from biomass, boasts si...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
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Nanyang Technological University
2023
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166676 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Organic electronics are getting increasingly popular as it could be a sustainable and
renewable alternative to traditional silicon electronics. Currently, organic electronics
applications make use of thiophene, which are derived from petroleum. Furans,
which are derived from biomass, boasts similar or even greater performance than
thiophene in organic electronic applications and could be a suitable and sustainable
alternative to thiophene and its derivations
This project focuses on the chemical synthesis and characterization of various furan-based compounds, leading up to the desired novel molecule, compound JK9. Various
synthesis methodologies like Suzuki Coupling, Friedel-Crafts acylation and
esterification were employed to attempt to synthesize the desired compound JK9:
2,7-dibromo-4,4,9,9-tetrahexadecyl-4,9-dihydro-s-indaceno [1,2-b:5,6-b'] difuran.
This report discusses the various furan-based compounds successfully synthesized up
until JK7, which is an intermediate in the proposed synthesis to obtain compound
JK9.
All compounds synthesized in this project were characterized by FTIR and NMR
spectroscopy. However, compound JK6 was characterized by FTIR and mass
spectroscopy due to solubility issues. |
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