Description | 2-Bromo-3-hexylthiophene is a monomeric precursor that forms bromo terminate polymers. It is synthesized by the bromination of hexylthiophene. |
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IUPAC Name | 2-bromo-3-hexylthiophene |
Molecular Weight | 247.20 |
Molecular Formula | C10H15BrS |
Canonical SMILES | CCCCCCc1ccsc1Br |
InChI | 1S/C10H15BrS/c1-2-3-4-5-6-9-7-8-12-10(9)11/h7-8H,2-6H2,1H3 |
InChI Key | XQJNXCHDODCAJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Purity | >98.0%(GC) |
Density | 1.240 g/mL at 25 °C |
Application | 2-Bromo-3-hexylthiophene is majorly used in the formation of π-conjugated conductive polymers (CPs) for the fabrication of organic field effect transistors (OFETs) and organic photovoltaics (OPVs). The Grignard metathesis (GRIM) polymerization of 2-Bromo-3-hexylthiophene terminates a bromine and a proton at both ends to form conductive poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT). |
Storage | room temp |
Assay | 97% |
MDL Number | MFCD09907959 |
NACRES | NA.23 |
Packaging | Packaging 1, 5 g in glass bottle |
Quality Level | 100 |
Refractive Index | n20/D 1.529 |