Synthesis and coupling of halogenated benzene compounds useful in the construction of nanoelectronic components

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Libbie S. W. Pelter, pelterl@calumet.purdue.edu, Brian Heiberger, heibergerb1@calumet.purdue.edu, Solomon Brown, sbrown@monosol.com, and Michael W. Pelter, pelter@calumet.purdue.edu. Department of Chemistry and Physics, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN 46323
The synthesis of individual organic molecules with designed nanoarchitectures and functional groups incorporating key properties has become an intense area of research in molecular electronics. In this presentation, a novel synthesis of 1-bromo-3,5-diiodobenzene will be discussed. This substrate provides the template for the construction of nanoelectronic components such as switches and connectors. Further elaboration of this substrate and the complementary 1-bromo-3-chloro-5-iodobenzene through Suzuki and Sonogashira coupling reactions will also be presented.