1. 有机共轭光电材料合成新方法的建立，尤其是基于碳氢键活化的共轭材料合成新方法的建立。
2. 新型共轭骨架和单元的开发，特别是非苯型的有机共轭骨架的开发和材料应用。
发展了两类基于碳氢键活化反应的共轭材料合成新方法：羧基导向的碳氢键对异氰酸酯的加成/酰亚胺化反应；NH导向的碳氢键活化/炔烃环化反应；提出了“5/7环互补“策略和”取代基位阻“策略，实现了对分子构型的调控，得到平面构型的分子或者弯曲构型的分子；合成了含7/6/7环系的一维并七苯衍生物BHHQ，含有5/7环系的二维共轭分子DHR以及含有5/7/5环系的石墨烯纳米分子DAR；获得了含七元环的非苯型分子体系最高的半导体迁移率，实现了共轭分子的柔性变化。
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