Construction of Anthracene Bisimide-based Donor–Acceptor–Donor Arrays with 6,13-Diethynylpentacenes and 9,10-Diethynylanthracenes as Extended π-Conjugated Systems

Donor–acceptor–donor arrays based on an anthracene bisimide (ABI) skeleton appended with 6,13-diethynylpentacene and 9,10-diethynylanthracene units have been constructed by Sonogashira coupling followed by reductive aromatization. Their photophysical and electrochemical properties are compared with those of the corresponding mono-substituted analogs on the basis of theoretical calculations and cyclic voltammetry to evaluate the intramolecular...