Rational tuning of high-energy visible light absorption for panchromatic small molecules by a two-dimensional conjugation approach† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details, synthesis and characterization of 2D-BAIs, computational details. See DOI: 10.1039/c6sc0042

Rational design leads to panchromatic absorption in small molecules by extension of conjugation on two orthogonal axes of an indigo-derived electron acceptor.

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