Heteroleptic tris-cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes supported by an o-carboranyl-pyridine ligand.

Heteroleptic tris-cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes supported by the o-carboranyl-pyridine (CBpy) as a novel C^N chelating ligand were synthesized and characterized. While the CBpy ligand contributes to the electronic stabilization of complexes, their photophysical properties are dominated by 2-arylpyridine ligands.

Synthesis and electron transporting properties of methanofullerene-o-carborane dyads in organic field-effect transistors.

A series of methanofullerene-o-carborane dyads (PCB-Ph-CB, PCB-Cn-CB, n = 1, 3, 6, 11) were synthesized via esterification of [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid (PCBA) with 2-alcohol functionalized o-carborane derivatives, 1-(4-n-BuC6H4)-2-R-1,2-closo-C2B10H10 (R = p-C6H4OH, (CH2)nOH, n = 1, 3, 6, 11). All the dyads are highly soluble in chlorinated and aromatic solvents under ambient conditions. UV-vis absorption and electrochemical reduction of the dyads exhibited features almost identical to each other, as well as to their parent PCBM, suggesting that the electronic properties of the dyads would be dominated by the methanofullerene moiety.

Vinyl-type polynorbornenes with pendant PCBM: a novel acceptor for organic solar cells.

Vinyl addition homo- and copolymerization of norbornene monomer (M1) functionalized with a PCBM moiety using a Pd(II) catalyst in combination with a 1-octene chain transfer agent efficiently produces polynorbornenes with side-chain PCBM groups. Characterization by NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis reveals that the copolymers constitute a well-defined polymer structure with controlled incorporation of M1. Although the homopolymer is insoluble in organic solvents, the copolymers containing 62 mol% (P2) and 50 mol% (P3) of the PCBM moiety are soluble in chlorinated solvents such as o-dichlorobenzene.