Synlett 2024; 35(14): 1629-1647
DOI: 10.1055/a-2191-6011
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Polyconjugated Materials for Printed (Opto)Electronics: Introducing Sustainability

Mauro Sassi
,
Sara Mattiello
,
Alice Fappani
,
Luca Beverina
This work was supported by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR; Grant Dipartimenti di Eccellenza-2017 ‘Materials for Energy’) through the grant PRIN2017 BOOSTER (project no. 2017YXX8AZ).


This work is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Giorgio A. Pagani.

Abstract

This account summarizes the impact that the quest for sustainability is having on the field of organic polyconjugate molecules and polymers for plastic (opto)electronics. While at the proof-of-concept level, the design criteria as well as the preferred synthetic strategies to access new and improved materials have been dominated by the need for performance. The ongoing transition from the lab environment to the industrial scale imposes strict limitations on the cost and overall environmental impact of new materials. We here summarize our efforts on the development of new design criteria and synthetic strategies aimed at improving sustainability – without compromising performance – in organic polyconjugated molecules. The article is composed of three sections: Introduction and motivation, sustainability through improved synthetic methods and through improved design.

Outline

1 Introduction and Motivation

2 Sustainable Reaction Methods

2.1 The New Tools: Reactions in Aqueous Solution of Surfactants

2.2 Intrinsically More Sustainable Reactions: Direct Arylation

2.3 Sustainable Multistep Protocols: Combining Micellar, Solventless, and Mechanochemical Methods

3 Sustainability as a Design Criterion: De Novo Design

4 Conclusion



Publication History

Received: 21 September 2023

Accepted after revision: 13 October 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
13 October 2023

Article published online:
20 November 2023

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