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pentacene

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Also known as 2,3:6,7-dibenzanthracene, benzo[b]naphthacene

Pentacene () is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five linearly-fused benzene () rings. This highly conjugated compound is an organic semiconductor. The compound generates excitons upon absorption of ultra-violet (UV) or visible light; this makes it very sensitive to oxidation. For this reason, this compound, which is a purple powder, slowly degrades upon exposure to air and light.

Chemical data

Formula
C22H14
Molecular weight
278.3 g/mol
IUPAC name
pentacene
SMILES
C1=CC=C2C=C3C=C4C=C5C=CC=CC5=CC4=CC3=CC2=C1
InChIKey
SLIUAWYAILUBJU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
6.7
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Research

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Synthesis
  • Pentacene derivatives
  • Monomeric pentacene derivatives
  • Oligomers and polymers of pentacene
  • Materials research
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Pentacene () is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five linearly-fused benzene () rings. This highly conjugated compound is an organic semiconductor. The compound generates excitons upon absorption of ultra-violet (UV) or visible light; this makes it very sensitive to oxidation. For this reason, this compound, which is a purple powder, slowly degrades upon exposure to air and light.

Structurally, pentacene is one of the linear acenes, the previous one being tetracene (four fused benzene rings) and the next one being hexacene (six fused benzene rings). In August 2009, a group of researchers from IBM published experimental results of imaging a single molecule of pentacene using an atomic force microscope. In July 2011, they used a modification of scanning tunneling microscopy to experimentally determine the shapes of the highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals.

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