Developing organic semiconductors for organic thin film transistors (OTFT) and optoelectronic applications is a challenge. We developed highly crystalline pentacyclic diimides (3) and (4) which showed good OTFT and OLED potential and energy gaps of 2.60 eV and 2.54 eV. They exhibited interesting photo and eletroluminescence activity. Both compounds showed good quantum yields (0.56 for (3) and 0.60 for (4)).
A one-step, three-component Petasis reaction of isatin derived 5-arylboronate-3-substituted oxindole derivatives with salicylaldehydes and secondary amines affords new enantiomerically pure structurally diverse 5-alpha-(3-substituted-oxindole)-benzylamine derivatives. The reaction shows good substrate and reagent scope affording the products with good to excellent yields (up to >99 % yield) and enantioselectivi...