Quinoxaline-Embedded Polyacenoquinone Esters: Synthesis, Electronic Properties, and Crystal Structure

The development of an expedient synthesis toward quinoxaline ring-embedded polyacenoquinone esters with the generic structure A is demonstrated by the synthesis of penta- and hexacenoquinone esters. They are potential n-type small molecules, capable of undergoing successive reductions and self-assembling in face-to-face pi-stacks.