Synthesis and optoelectronic properties of symmetrical thiophene based 2,5-disubstiuted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles: highly fluorescent materials for OLED applications.

Symmetrical 2,5-disubstituted thiophene derivatives containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety bearing different aromatic substitutions were synthesized by employing convenient and simple synthetic protocols using thiophene-2,5,dicarboxylic acid as a starting material. The structures of these target molecules were established by their analytical and spectral data. The photophysical and electrochemical studies were carried out on these compounds and found that they exhibit good fluorescent properties with high quantum yield. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011