Patent ID: 7438833

Claim:
A method of synthesizing an organic composition that facilitates charge transfer for use in a nanostructure-containing device, the method comprising: a) providing a body structure comprising a conjugated organic precursor, wherein the conjugated organic precursor comprises at least three positions available for attachment of substituent modules; b) providing a first substituent module comprising a thiophene derivative which comprises diethylphosphite; c) providing a second substituent module, wherein the second substituent module comprises an alkyne derivative comprising between three and 22 carbons; and d) optionally providing a third substituent module, wherein the optional third substituent module comprises an alkyl derivative comprising between one and 22 carbons; e) coupling the first substituent module at a first position, coupling the second substituent module at a second position, and optionally coupling the third substituent module at a third position, thereby synthesizing the organic composition, wherein coupling the first substituent module comprises performing a palladium-catalyzed phosphite-aryl coupling; wherein coupling of the modules to the body structure does not destroy an electronic conjugation of the body structure, and, wherein at least one substituent of the first, second or third substituent modules is capable of binding to a nanostructure surface or is already bound to a nanostructure surface.