Synthesis and properties of novel perylenebisimide-cored dendrimers

A group of perylenebisimide-cored dendrimers with polyphenylene dendrons at four bay positions were synthesized and characterized. The electron-deficient pentafluorophenyl or cyano groups were grafted at the dendrimer surface with the aim to further increase the n-type features of the resulted dendrimers. The electrochemical and optical properties were investigated. All the dendrimers show good solubility and film-forming properties, high EA values of 3.8-3.9 eV, and high fluorescent quantum yields. All these merits indicate that they are potential multifunctional materials for application in optoelectronic devices such as solar cells or organic light-emitting devices.