pi-Expanded Cyanocarbons: A New Class of Versatile Electron Acceptors

该项目旨在合成和研究作为超强电子受体的新型富含氰基的有机化合物。与母体烃相比，多个强吸电子氰基官能团的存在将导致这些化合物的化学和物理性质发生根本改变。该项目探索了这些化合物的合成可及性、稳定性和新反应模式的局限性。同时，该研究将提供一类具有前景材料特性的新型分子，这些分子在有机电子领域具有潜在的应用前景。由此产生的受体将在计算研究的支持下，在跨学科合作中进行研究，以推进π电子离域和电荷传输现象的基础知识，从而实现有机功能材料的有效设计和调整。

The project aims at the synthesis and study of novel cyano-rich organic compounds acting as extraordinary strong electron acceptors. The presence of multiple strongly electron-withdrawing cyano functionalities will result in fundamentally altered chemical and physical properties of these compounds when compared to the parent hydrocarbons. The project explores the limits of synthetic accessibility, stability, and new modes of reactivity expected for these compounds. In the same time, the research will provide a new class of molecules with promising materials properties interesting for potential application in organic electronics. The resulting acceptors will be investigated, supported by computational studies, in interdisciplinary collaborations to advance fundamental knowledge of pi-electron delocalization and charge transport phenomena allowing for effective design and tuning of organic functional materials.