CAS 1693-86-3 3-Hexyl-thiophene - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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3-Hexyl-thiophene

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Catalog Number

ACM1693863-1

CAS Number

1693-86-3

Product Name

3-Hexyl-thiophene

Structure

Category

Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) Materials

IUPAC Name

3-hexylthiophene

Molecular Weight

168.3g/mol

Molecular Formula

C10H16S

Canonical SMILES

CCCCCCC1=CSC=C1

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H16S/c1-2-3-4-5-6-10-7-8-11-9-10/h7-9H,2-6H2,1H3

InChI Key

JEDHEMYZURJGRQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

3-Hexylthiophene is a crucial intermediate used in the synthesis of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT), a widely researched polymer for its application in polymer solar cells. This compound, which may appear as a colorless transparent or light yellow liquid, serves as the starting material for creating P3HT, which is essential in producing organic phototransistors (OPTs) through its nanofibers. P3HT remains the most extensively studied polymer in solar cell technology due to its ability to achieve typical efficiency levels ranging from 4-5%. However, with the advancement of new fullerene materials that better align with the energy levels of P3HT, specifically at HOMO 5.0 eV and LUMO 3.0 eV, the efficiency of these solar cells can now reach up to 6.5%.

Complexity

90.9

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

Exact Mass

168.097272g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

MeSH Entry Terms

poly(3-hexylthiophene)

Monoisotopic Mass

168.097272g/mol

Rotatable Bond Count