BN-Isosteres of Nonacene with Antiaromatic B2C4 and N2C4 Heterocycles: Synthesis and Strong Luminescence

03 November 2023, Version 1
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Abstract

Embedding both boron and nitrogen into the backbone of acenes to generate their isoelectronic structures has significantly enriched the acene chemistry to offer appealing properties. However, only small BN-heteroacenes have been extensively investigated, with BN-embedded heptacenes as the hitherto longest BN-acenes. Herein, we report the synthesis of three new nonacene BN-isosteres via incorporating antiaromatic 1,4-dihydro-1,4-diborinine (B2C4) and 1,4-dihydropyrazine (N2C4) heterocycles. These BN-nonacenes represent a new length record in the field of BN-heteroacenes. The position of the boron- and nitrogen-embedded antiaromatic rings manifests substantial influence on the molecular orbital arrangement, and consequently, the radiative transition rate of BN-3 is greatly enhanced compared with BN-1 and BN-2, realizing a high fluorescence quantum yield of 92%. This work provides a novel design concept of BN-heteroacenes and reveals the importance of precisely BN-doping.

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BN-Isosteres of Nonacene with Antiaromatic B2C4 and N2C4 Heterocycles: Synthesis and Strong Luminescence
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