High performance p-type molecular electron donors for OPV applications via alkylthiophene catenation chromophore extension

Paul B. Geraghty, Calvin Lee, Jegadesan Subbiah, Wallace W. H. Wong, James L. Banal, Mohammed A. Jameel, Trevor A. Smith and David J. Jones
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2298–2314. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.12.223

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High performance p-type molecular electron donors for OPV applications via alkylthiophene catenation chromophore extension
Paul B. Geraghty, Calvin Lee, Jegadesan Subbiah, Wallace W. H. Wong, James L. Banal, Mohammed A. Jameel, Trevor A. Smith and David J. Jones
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2298–2314. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.12.223

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Geraghty, P. B.; Lee, C.; Subbiah, J.; Wong, W. W. H.; Banal, J. L.; Jameel, M. A.; Smith, T. A.; Jones, D. J. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2298–2314. doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.223

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