A tetraalkylated pyrene building block for the synthesis of pyrene-fused azaacenes with enhanced solubility.

The synthesis and characterisation of a soluble pyrene-fused tetraazaoctacene derivative has been achieved by developing a key pyrene-based building block with four solubilising groups.

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