High-hole-mobility field-effect transistors based on co-benzobisthiadiazole-quaterthiophene.

High-mobility organic thin film transistors based on a benzobisthiadiazole-containing polymer are presented together with their morphological and optical properties. A very tight packing pattern of "edge-on" orientated polymer chains is observed in their thin films after annealing, and the hole mobility of this polymer is up to 2.5 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) .

Ribbons, vesicles, and baskets: supramolecular assembly of a coil-plate-coil emeraldicene derivative.

Concentration matters: the self-assembly of title compound 1 evolves from well-defined ribbons to vesicles to baskets, upon simply decreasing the concentration of 1 in tetrahydrofuran. Electron microscopy revealed a unique self-assembled structure: baskets are formed by curved and self-wrapped nanometer-thin ribbons. The self-assembly of π-conjugated molecule 1 enables to construct nano/micro structures with desired optoelectronic properties.

High-performance ambipolar transistors and inverters from an ultralow bandgap polymer.

High mobility ambipolor organic thin-film transistors based on an ultralow bandgap polymer are presented together with their morphological and optical properties. Hole and electron mobilities of this polymer are of 1.0 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) and 0.

Synthesis and characterization of 2,8-diazaperylene-1,3,7,9-tetraone, a new anthracene diimide containing six-membered imide rings.

A successful synthesis of novel diimides, namely anthracene diimide containing six-membered imide rings, with potential application in organic electronics is reported. The single crystal of 5a exhibits a close interplanar spacing of 3.45 Å between molecules in a stack.

Electron-accepting dithiarubicene (emeraldicene) and derivatives prepared by unprecedented nucleophilic hydrogen substitution by alkyllithium reagents.

By understanding the role of DMF as a hydride source via a Pd-catalyzed reaction and switching to CH(3)CN solvent, an efficient route for the synthesis of emeraldicene and some new substituted derivatives is reported with potential application in organic electronics. Additionally, the nucleophilic alkylation of emeraldicene 4 a with alkyllithium reagents provides monosubstituted compounds 7 a and 7 b, the latter crystallizing in columnar stacks, with π-π overlap between adjacent molecules in the stack.

Singly and doubly twisted [36]annulenes: synthesis and calculations.

A cyclophane with a [36]annulene periphery, including four anthrylene and two phenylene units, was synthesized in a four-step sequence using a McMurry cyclization. Upon crystallization from different solvents, four different conformations were determined by X-ray structure analysis. Two conformations exhibit a double twist (Hückel topology) and two structures include a single twist (Möbius topology).

Nasopharyngeal neuroendocrine carcinoma: a case report.

Neuroendocrine carcinoma is a type of neuroendocrine system neoplasm that occurs in organisms in which amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation (APUD) cells are uncommon. In the human body, the most common sites of neuroendocrine carcinoma are the gastrointestinal tract and the lungs. From a histologic standpoint, these tumors are identified by their positive reaction to silver stains and specific markers for neuroendocrine tissues, such as chromogranin A, synaptophysin, and neuron-specific enolase.