Low Band Gap Coplanar Conjugated Molecules Featuring Dynamic Intramolecular Lewis Acid-Base Coordination. Academic Article

abstract

• Ladder-type conjugated molecules with a low band gap and low LUMO level were synthesized through an N-directed borylation reaction of pyrazine-derived donor-acceptor-donor precursors. The intramolecular boron-nitrogen coordination bonds played a key role in rendering the rigid and coplanar conformation of these molecules and their corresponding electronic structures. Experimental investigation and theoretical simulation revealed the dynamic nature of such coordination, which allowed for active manipulation of the optical properties of these molecules by using competing Lewis basic solvents.

authors

• Fang, Lei

published proceedings

• J Org Chem

altmetric score

• 2.35

author list (cited authors)

• Zhu, C., Guo, Z., Mu, A. U., Liu, Y. i., Wheeler, S. E., & Fang, L.

citation count

• 64

complete list of authors

• Zhu, Congzhi||Guo, Zi-Hao||Mu, Anthony U||Liu, Yi||Wheeler, Steven E||Fang, Lei

publication date

• May 2016

publisher

• American Chemical Society (ACS)  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Organic Chemistry  Journal

keywords

• 0307 Theoretical And Computational Chemistry

PubMed Central ID

• 27096728

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1021/acs.joc.6b00238

start page

• 4347

end page

• 4352

volume

• 81

issue

• 10

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1021%2Facs.joc.6b00238