Synthesis of Diphenylchalcogenophene Diboronic Acid Bis(pinacol) Esters and Halogen Photoelimination from Tellurium by Triplet-Triplet Annihilation.

The synthesis of diphenylthiophene-, diphenylselenophene-, and diphenyltellurophene-based diboronic bis(pinacol) esters and their optoelectronic properties is reported. The addition of bromine to the borylated diaryltellurophene and subsequent photoelimination are investigated. The photochemical quantum yield of bromine photoelimination is (9.7±0.2) % at a 4.4 m trap (2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene) concentration. It is found that the bromine photoelimination reaction can also be driven by the incorporation of a triplet sensitizer through a triplet-triplet annihilation process.