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Monaco G, Summa FF, Zanasi R, Lazzeretti P. Electronic Current Density Induced by Uniform Magnetic Fields in Clarenes. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401167. [PMID: 38656896 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Some planar and non-planar clarenes have been studied using maps of magnetically induced quantum-mechanical current density and tools from differential topology to assess their magnetic response in connection with recent results by Du and Wang. Bond current strengths have been computed to estimate quantitative measures. Isosurfaces of the divergence of induced Lorentz force density have been shown to provide useful additional criteria, especially in the case of non-planar clarenes.
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- Guglielmo Monaco
- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084, SA, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084, SA, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084, SA, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084, SA, Italy
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Codesal MD, David AHG, Santos CIM, Álvaro-Martins MJ, Maçôas E, Campaña AG, Blanco V. Curved Nanographenes as Stoppers in a [2]Rotaxane with Two-Photon Excited Emission. J Org Chem 2024; 89:9344-9351. [PMID: 38907714 PMCID: PMC11232015 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/24/2024]
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Heptagon-containing distorted nanographenes are used as stoppers for the capping of a [2]rotaxane through a Michael-type addition reaction to vinyl sulfone groups. These curved aromatics are bulky enough to prevent the disassembly of the rotaxane but also give emissive and nonlinear (two-photon absorption and emission) optical properties to the structure.
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- Marcos D Codesal
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Unidad de Excelencia de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Avda. Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Unidad de Excelencia de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Avda. Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Centro de Química Estrutural and Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural and Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural and Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Unidad de Excelencia de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Avda. Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Unidad de Excelencia de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Avda. Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Matsuo Y, Gon M, Tanaka K, Seki S, Tanaka T. Synthesis of Aza[ n]helicenes up to n = 19: Hydrogen-Bond-Assisted Solubility and Benzannulation Strategy. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:17428-17437. [PMID: 38866732 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Synthetic challenges toward anomalous structures and electronic states often involve handling problems such as insolubility in common organic solvents and oxidative degradation under aerobic conditions. We designed benzo-annulated aza[n]helicenes, which benefit from both the suppressed elevation of highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energies and high solubility due to hydrogen bonding with solvent molecules to overcome these challenges. This strategy enabled the synthesis of six new aza[n]helicenes ([n]AHs) of different lengths (n = 9-19) from acyclic precursors via one-pot intramolecular oxidative fusion reactions. The structures of all of the synthesized aza[n]helicenes were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, and their electrochemical potentials were measured by cyclic voltammetry. Among the synthesized aza[n]helicenes, [17]AH and [19]AH are the first heterohelicenes with a triple-layered helix. The noncovalent interaction (NCI) plots confirm the existence of an effective π-π interaction between the layers. The absorption and fluorescence spectra red-shifted as the helical lengths increased, without any distinct saturation points. The optical resolutions of N-butylated [9]AH, [11]AH, [13]AH, and [15]AH were accomplished, and their circular dichroism (CD) and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) were measured. Thus, the structural, (chir)optical, and electrochemical properties of the aza[n]helicenes were comprehensively analyzed.
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- Yusuke Matsuo
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Galleni L, Escudero D, Pourtois G, van Setten MJ. The C1s core levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and styrenic polymers: A first-principles study. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:214105. [PMID: 38828810 DOI: 10.1063/5.0206503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
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Understanding core level shifts in aromatic compounds is crucial for the correct interpretation of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), including acenes, as well as of styrenic polymers, which are increasingly relevant for the microelectronic industry, among other applications. The effect of delocalization through π aromatic systems on the stabilization of valence molecular orbitals has been widely investigated in the past. However, little has been reported on the impact on the deeper C1s core energy levels. In this work, we use first-principles calculations at the level of many body perturbation theory to compute the C1s binding energies of several aromatic systems. We report a C1s red shift in PAHs and acenes of increasing size, both in the gas phase and in the molecular crystal. C1s red shifts are also calculated for stacked benzene and naphthalene pairs at decreasing intermolecular distances. A C1s red shift is in addition found between oligomers of poly(p-hydroxystyrene) and polystyrene of increasing length, which we attribute to ring-ring interactions between the side-chains. The predicted shifts are larger than common instrumental errors and could, therefore, be detected in XPS experiments.
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- Laura Galleni
- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Zender E, Valverde D, Neubaur R, Karger S, Virovets A, Bolte M, Lerner HW, Olivier Y, Wagner M. Borylation and rearrangement reactions of azasilaanthracenes to afford B,N-doped nanographenes. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:9294-9300. [PMID: 38747255 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01166j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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An air-stable B3,N3-containing dibenzobisanthene (8) was prepared in 29% yield by heating a 1,3,5-tri(azasilaanthryl)benzene (5) with BBr3 (180 °C). Under these conditions, the reaction does not stop after threefold SiMe2/BBr exchange but proceeds further via two rearrangement and two intramolecular C-H borylation steps. Some mechanistic details were unveiled by using smaller model systems and applying lower reaction temperatures. According to X-ray crystallography, compound 8 has a helically distorted scaffold. Due to its multiple resonance structure, it shows a narrow-band blue-green emission (λem = 493 nm; ΦPL = 84%; FWHM = 0.20 eV; THF); samples measured in PMMA gave prompt and delayed fluorescence lifetimes of 10.7 ns and 136 μs, respectively. The optical properties of 8 and of structurally related species were also investigated by quantum-chemical means: most of these compounds exhibit a small energy gap ΔEST between the lowest excited singlet (S1) and triplet (T1) states and a non-negligible spin-orbit coupling (SOC) between S1 and T1/T2, demonstrating their potential as thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters.
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- Elena Zender
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, D-60438 Frankfurt (Main), Germany.
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- Laboratory for Computational Modeling of Functional Materials, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles, 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium.
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, D-60438 Frankfurt (Main), Germany.
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, D-60438 Frankfurt (Main), Germany.
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, D-60438 Frankfurt (Main), Germany.
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, D-60438 Frankfurt (Main), Germany.
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, D-60438 Frankfurt (Main), Germany.
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- Laboratory for Computational Modeling of Functional Materials, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles, 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium.
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, D-60438 Frankfurt (Main), Germany.
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Hu J, Xiang Q, Tian X, Ye L, Wang Y, Ni Y, Chen X, Liu Y, Chen G, Sun Z. S-Shaped Helical Singlet Diradicaloid and Its Transformation to Circumchrysene via a Two-Stage Cyclization. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:10321-10330. [PMID: 38567901 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
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Polycyclic hydrocarbons with diradical and polyradical characters usually display unique reactivities in ring-cyclization reactions. However, such reactions are rarely used to construct π-extended polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Here, we describe the synthesis of an S-shaped doubly helical singlet diradicaloid compound and its facile transformation into an unprecedented circumchrysene via a two-stage ring cyclization, which includes: (1) an eletrocylization from diradicaloid precursor and (2) a Scholl reaction. The reaction mechanism was investigated through in situ spectroscopic studies, assisted by theoretical calculations. This reaction sequence yields an optically resolved π-extended [5]helicene derivative with a fluorescence quantum yield up to 85% and a circularly polarized luminescence brightness up to 6.05 M-1 cm-1 in the far-red to near-infrared regions. This sequence also yielded a highly delocalized circumchrysene molecule, exhibiting large electron delocalization, moderate fluorescence quantum yield, and multistage redox properties.
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- Jinlian Hu
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for China National Light Industry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for China National Light Industry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China
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Scott JM, Dale SG, McBroom J, Gould T, Li Q. Size Isn't Everything: Geometric Tuning in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Its Implications for Carbon Nanodots. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:2003-2014. [PMID: 38470339 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c07416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Recent developments in light-emitting carbon nanodots and molecular organic semiconductors have seen renewed interest in the properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as a family. The networks of delocalized π electrons in sp2-hybridized carbon grant PAHs light-emissive properties right across the visible spectrum. However, the mechanistic understanding of their emission energy has been limited due to the ground state-focused methods of determination. This computational chemistry work, therefore, seeks to validate existing rules and elucidate new features and characteristics of PAHs that influence their emissions. Predictions based on (time-dependent) density functional theory account for the full 3-dimensional electronic structure of ground and excited states and reveal that twisting and near-degeneracies strongly influence emission spectra and may therefore be used to tune the color of PAHs and, hence, carbon nanodots. We particularly note that the influence of twisting goes beyond torsional destabilization of the ground-state and geometric relaxation of the excited state, with a third contribution associated with the electric transition dipole. Symmetries and peri-condensation may also have an effect, but this could not be statistically confirmed. In pursuing this goal, we demonstrate that with minimal changes to molecular size, the entire visible spectrum may be spanned by geometric modification alone; we have also provided a first estimate of emission energy for 35 molecules currently lacking published emission spectra as well as clear guidelines for when more sophisticated computational techniques are required to predict the properties of PAHs accurately.
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- James M Scott
- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
- School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
- The Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials (I-FIM), National University of Singapore, 4 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117544, Singapore
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- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
- School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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Zafar AJ, Mitra A, Apalkov V. High harmonic generation in graphene quantum dots. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2024; 36:215302. [PMID: 38330466 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ad2791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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We study theoretically the generation of high harmonics in disk graphene quantum dots placed in linearly polarized short pulse. The quantum dots (QD) are described within an effective model of the Dirac type and the length gauge was used to describe the interaction of quantum dots with an optical pulse. The generated radiation spectra of graphene quantum dots can be controlled by varying the quantum dot size, i.e. its radius. With increasing the quantum dot radius, the intensities of low harmonics mainly decrease, while the cutoff frequency increases. The sensitivity of the cutoff frequency to the QD size increases with the intensity of the pulse.
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- Ahmal Jawad Zafar
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States of America
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Bhattacharjee R, Kertesz M. Continuous Topological Transition and Bandgap Tuning in Ethynylene-Linked Acene π-Conjugated Polymers through Mechanical Strain. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2024; 36:1395-1404. [PMID: 38375000 PMCID: PMC10876101 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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By variation of the chemical repeat units of conjugated polymers, only discrete tuning of essential physical parameters is possible. A unique property of a class of π-conjugated polymers, where polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are linked via ethynylene linkers, is their topological aromatic to quinoid phase transition discovered recently by Cirera et al. and González-Herrero et al., which is controllable in discrete steps by chemical variations. We have discovered by means of density functional theory computations that such a phase transition can be achieved by applying continuous variations of longitudinal strain, allowing us to tune the bond length alternation and bandgap. At a specific strain value, the bandgap becomes zero due to an orbital level crossing between the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO). Our hypothesis provides a perspective on the design of organic electronic materials and provides a novel insight into the properties of a continuous phase transition in topological semiconducting polymers.
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- Rameswar Bhattacharjee
- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia 20057, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia 20057, United States
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Ji B, Qi Z, Ye T, Li S, Shi Y, Cui S, Xiao J. Straightforward Synthesis of Pentagon-Embedded Expanded [11]Helicenes for Radiative Cooling Property. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202302893. [PMID: 37867144 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Two new pentagon-embedded carbo[11]helicenes have been designed and synthesized in a three-step process, which are the first example of carbo[11]helicenes through the post-functionalization of twistacene. TD-DFT analyses indicate that both of them possess high enantiomerization barriers of 42.29 kcal/mol and 40.76 kcal/mol, respectively. They emit strong red fluorescence and can be chemically oxidized into stable cationic radicals upon addition of AgSbF6 evidenced by the bathochromic-shifted absorption spectra and the appearance of electronic paramagnetic resonance (EPR) signals. In addition, such helical derivatives can be chosen as radiative cooling materials in a glass model house, and the maxima of 5.4 °C for the former and 6.5 °C for the latter are found in the comparative tests, which might be caused by the NIR reflective response.
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- Bingliang Ji
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
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- Division of Analysis, SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Co. Ltd., Beijing, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
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Li Y, Jin J, Fan W, Huang D. π-Extension of Indoles Using Acrolein Linker: Synthesis of Indolo[3,2- a]carbazole-6-carbaldehydes and Racemosin B. Org Lett 2023; 25:8284-8289. [PMID: 37947410 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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A simple method for the synthesis of indolo[3,2-a]carbazole-6-carbaldehydes by the π-extension of indoles with acrolein is reported. The scope of the method is demonstrated with 33 examples. The products exhibit high activities toward advanced synthesis and are proved to be able to produce valuable chemicals, such as natural products, dyes, and organic fluorescent materials. In addition, the alkaloid racemosin B can be prepared by this method in two steps in ∼50% overall yield.
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- Yinghua Li
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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Shen T, Zou Y, Hou X, Wei H, Ren L, Jiao L, Wu J. Bis-peri-dinaphtho-rylenes: Facile Synthesis via Radical-Mediated Coupling Reactions and their Distinctive Electronic Structures. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202311928. [PMID: 37735099 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202311928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with a one-dimensional (1D), ribbon-like structure have the potential to serve as both model compounds for corresponding graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and as materials for optoelectronics applications. However, synthesizing molecules of this type with extended π-conjugation presents a significant challenge. In this study, we present a straightforward synthetic method for a series of bis-peri-dinaphtho-rylene molecules, wherein the peri-positions of perylene, quaterrylene, and hexarylene are fused with naphtho-units. These molecules were efficiently synthesized primarily through intramolecular or intermolecular radical coupling of in situ generated organic radical species. Their structures were confirmed using X-ray crystallographic analysis, which also revealed a slightly bent geometry due to the incorporation of a cyclopentadiene ring at the bay regions of the rylene backbones. Bond lengh analysis and theoretical calculations indicate that their electronic structures resemble pyrenacenes more than quinoidal rylenes. That is, the aromatic sextets are predominantly localized along the long axis of the skeletones. As the chain length increases, these molecules exhibit enhanced electronic absorption with a bathochromic shift, and multiple amphoteric redox waves. This study introduces a novel synthetic approach for generating 1D extended PAHs and GNRs, along with their structure-dependent electronic properties.
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- Tong Shen
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350507, China
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350507, China
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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Sun K, Li D, Kaihara T, Minakata S, Takeda Y, Kawai S. On-surface synthesis of nitrogen-doped nanographene with an [18]annulene pore on Ag(111). Commun Chem 2023; 6:228. [PMID: 37863965 PMCID: PMC10589310 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-01023-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023] Open
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On-surface synthesis is of importance to fabricate low dimensional carbon-based nanomaterials with atomic precision. Here, we synthesize nitrogen-doped nanographene with an [18]annulene pore and its dimer through sequential reactions of debromination, aryl-aryl coupling, cyclodehydrogenation and C-N coupling on Ag(111) from 3,12-dibromo-7,8-diaza[5]helicene. The inner structures of the products were characterized with scanning tunneling microscopy with a CO terminated tip at low temperature. Furthermore, the first four unoccupied electronic states of the nanographene were investigated with a combination of scanning tunneling spectroscopy and theoretical calculations. Except for the LUMO + 2 state observed at +1.3 V, the electronic states at 500 mV, 750 mV and 1.9 V were attributed to the superatom molecular orbitals at the [18]annulene pore, which were significantly shifted towards the Fermi level due to the hybridization with the confined surface state.
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- Kewei Sun
- International Center for Young Scientists, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0047, Japan
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- Center for Basic Research on Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Segen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0047, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Center for Basic Research on Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Segen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0047, Japan.
- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8571, Japan.
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Zhang J, Chen M, Ren X, Shi W, Yin T, Luo T, Lan Y, Li X, Guan L. Effect of conjugation length on fluorescence characteristics of carbon dots. RSC Adv 2023; 13:27714-27721. [PMID: 37727316 PMCID: PMC10506537 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra05031a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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The influence of sp2- and sp3-hybridized carbon coexisting in carbon cores on fluorescence characteristics of carbon dots (CDs) was revealed by density functional theory calculations. Based on the constructed coronene-like structures, the fluorescence emission spectra, transition molecular orbital pairs and several physical quantities describing the distribution of electrons and holes were investigated. The results indicate that due to the interaction between sp2 and sp3 carbon atoms, two main factors including the hyperconjugative effect and the separation of sp2 domain by sp3 carbon atoms can regulate the fluorescence wavelength. By analyzing the transition molecular orbital pairs, it was found that the fluorescence wavelength has a close correlation with the conjugation length, suggesting that the conjugation length can predict the shift of the emission spectra of CDs. The theoretical results provide a comprehensive understanding of fluorescence mechanism and help to synthesize CDs with expected fluorescence wavelength.
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- Jianen Zhang
- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University Baoding 071002 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University Baoding 071002 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University Baoding 071002 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University Baoding 071002 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University Baoding 071002 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University Baoding 071002 PR China
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- Department of Radiochemistry, China Institute of Atomic Energy Beijing 102413 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University Baoding 071002 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University Baoding 071002 PR China
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Neumann M, Wei X, Morales-Inostroza L, Song S, Lee SG, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Götzinger S, Lee YH. Organic Molecules as Origin of Visible-Range Single Photon Emission from Hexagonal Boron Nitride and Mica. ACS NANO 2023. [PMID: 37276077 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c02348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The discovery of room-temperature single-photon emitters (SPEs) hosted by two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (2D hBN) has sparked intense research interest. Although emitters in the vicinity of 2 eV have been studied extensively, their microscopic identity has remained elusive. The discussion of this class of SPEs has centered on point defects in the hBN crystal lattice, but none of the candidate defect structures have been able to capture the great heterogeneity in emitter properties that is observed experimentally. Employing a widely used sample preparation protocol but disentangling several confounding factors, we demonstrate conclusively that heterogeneous single-photon emission at ∼2 eV associated with hBN originates from organic molecules, presumably aromatic fluorophores. The appearance of those SPEs depends critically on the presence of organic processing residues during sample preparation, and emitters formed during heat treatment are not located within the hBN crystal as previously thought, but at the hBN/substrate interface. We further demonstrate that the same class of SPEs can be observed in a different 2D insulator, fluorophlogopite mica.
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- Michael Neumann
- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Electronics Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 04310, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Physics, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), D-91052 Erlangen, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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Li R, Wang D, Li S, An P. Construction of hexabenzocoronene-based chiral nanographenes. Beilstein J Org Chem 2023; 19:736-751. [PMID: 37284588 PMCID: PMC10241098 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.19.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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The past decade witnessed remarkable success in synthetic molecular nanographenes. Encouraged by the widespread application of chiral nanomaterials, the design, and construction of chiral nanographenes is a hot topic recently. As a classic nanographene unit, hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene generally serves as the building block for nanographene synthesis. This review summarizes the representative examples of hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene-based chiral nanographenes.
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- Ranran Li
- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, P. R. China
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Bai S, Yang L, Haase K, Wolansky J, Zhang Z, Tseng H, Talnack F, Kress J, Andrade JP, Benduhn J, Ma J, Feng X, Hambsch M, Mannsfeld SCB. Nanographene-Based Heterojunctions for High-Performance Organic Phototransistor Memory Devices. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2300057. [PMID: 36995051 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Organic phototransistors can enable many important applications such as nonvolatile memory, artificial synapses, and photodetectors in next-generation optical communication and wearable electronics. However, it is still a challenge to achieve a big memory window (threshold voltage response ∆Vth ) for phototransistors. Here, a nanographene-based heterojunction phototransistor memory with large ∆Vth responses is reported. Exposure to low intensity light (25.7 µW cm-2 ) for 1 s yields a memory window of 35 V, and the threshold voltage shift is found to be larger than 140 V under continuous light illumination. The device exhibits both good photosensitivity (3.6 × 105 ) and memory properties including long retention time (>1.5 × 105 s), large hysteresis (45.35 V), and high endurance for voltage-erasing and light-programming. These findings demonstrate the high application potential of nanographenes in the field of optoelectronics. In addition, the working principle of these hybrid nanographene-organic structured heterojunction phototransistor memory devices is described which provides new insight into the design of high-performance organic phototransistor devices.
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- Shaoling Bai
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden, Nöthnitzer Str. 61, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden, Nöthnitzer Str. 61, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden, Nöthnitzer Str. 61, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden, Nöthnitzer Str. 61, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden, Nöthnitzer Str. 61, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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Anjalikrishna PK, Gadre SR, Suresh CH. Electrostatic Potential for Exploring Electron Delocalization in Infinitenes, Circulenes, and Nanobelts. J Org Chem 2023; 88:4123-4133. [PMID: 36952587 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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The π-conjugation, aromaticity, and stability of the newly synthesized 12-infinitene and of other infinitenes comprising 8-, 10-, 14-, and 16-arene rings are investigated using density functional theory. The π-electron delocalization and aromatic character rooted in infinitenes are quantified in terms of molecular electrostatic potential (MESP) topology. Structurally, the infinitene bears a close resemblance of its helically twisted structure to the infinity symbol. The MESP topology shows that infinitene possesses an infinity-shaped delocalization of the electron density that streams over the fused benzenoid rings. The parameter ∑i=13Δλi, derived from the eigenvalues (λi) corresponding to the MESP minima, is used for quantifying the aromatic character of arene rings of infinitene. The structure, stability, and MESP topology features of 8-, 10-, 12-, 14-, and 16-infinitenes are also compared with the corresponding isomeric circulenes and carbon nanobelts. Further, the strain in all such systems is evaluated by considering the respective isomeric planar benzenoid hydrocarbons as reference systems. The 12-infinitene turns out to be the most aromatic and the least strained among all the systems examined.
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- Puthannur K Anjalikrishna
- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695019, Kerala, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Department of Scientific Computing, Modelling and Simulation, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India
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- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695019, Kerala, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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Qiu ZL, Cheng Y, Zeng Q, Wu Q, Zhao XJ, Xie RJ, Feng L, Liu K, Tan YZ. Synthesis and Interlayer Assembly of a Graphenic Bowl with Peripheral Selenium Annulation. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:3289-3293. [PMID: 36745399 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pentagonal cyclization at the bay positions of armchair-edged graphenic cores can build molecular bowls without the destruction of hexagonal lattices. However, this synthesis remains challenging due to unfavorable strain and the multiple reactions required. Here, we show that a new type of graphenic molecular bowl with a depth of 1.7 Å and a diameter of 1.2 nm is constructed by sextuple Se annulation at the bay positions of armchair-edged hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene. This graphenic bowl is functionalized with phenylseleno groups that stack into a discrete bilayer dimer in solution. Such a dimer exhibits high stability and survives in the gas phase after laser ablation. Strikingly, the asymmetric one-dimensional supramolecular columns of graphenic bowl with coherent stacking configuration are observed in the solid state, which results in a strong second harmonic generation with prominent polarization dependence. Our findings present a concise synthesis of a giant molecular bowl with a graphenic core and demonstrate the unique supramolecular assembly of extended graphenic bowls.
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- Zhen-Lin Qiu
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Centre for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Centre for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Xu X, Takebayashi S, Hanayama H, Vasylevskyi S, Onishi T, Ohto T, Tada H, Narita A. 6,6'-Biindeno[1,2- b]anthracene: An Open-Shell Biaryl with High Diradical Character. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:3891-3896. [PMID: 36780241 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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We report in situ generation of a 6,6'-biindeno[1,2-b]anthracene (BIA) derivative as an open-shell biaryl with high diradical character, which could be identified by mass spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray analysis, UV-vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Theoretical calculations by various methods and variable-temperature EPR analyses were performed to tackle the elusive ground state of BIA diradical, suggesting a singlet ground state with a nearly degenerate triplet state. These results provide insight into the design of unique open-shell biaryls.
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- Xiushang Xu
- Organic and Carbon Nanomaterials Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Science and Technology Group, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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- Organic and Carbon Nanomaterials Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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- Engineering Section, Research Support Division, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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- Organic and Carbon Nanomaterials Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
- Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Organic and Carbon Nanomaterials Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Reale M, Sciortino A, Cannas M, Maçoas E, David AHG, Cruz CM, Campaña AG, Messina F. Atomically Precise Distorted Nanographenes: The Effect of Different Edge Functionalization on the Photophysical Properties down to the Femtosecond Scale. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:835. [PMID: 36676571 PMCID: PMC9867459 DOI: 10.3390/ma16020835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Nanographenes (NGs) have been attracting widespread interest since they combine peculiar properties of graphene with molecular features, such as bright visible photoluminescence. However, our understanding of the fundamental properties of NGs is still hampered by the high degree of heterogeneity usually characterizing most of these materials. In this context, NGs obtained by atomically precise synthesis routes represent optimal benchmarks to unambiguously relate their properties to well-defined structures. Here we investigate in deep detail the optical response of three curved hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBC) derivatives obtained by atomically precise synthesis routes. They are constituted by the same graphenic core, characterized by the presence of a heptagon ring determining a saddle distortion of their sp2 network, and differ from each other for slightly different edge functionalization. The quite similar structure allows for performing a direct comparison of their spectroscopic features, from steady-state down to the femtosecond scale, and precisely disentangling the role played by the different edge chemistry.
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- Marco Reale
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica—Emilio Segrè, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 36, 90123 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica—Emilio Segrè, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 36, 90123 Palermo, Italy
- Advanced Technologies Network Center, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 18/A, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica—Emilio Segrè, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 36, 90123 Palermo, Italy
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- Centro de Química Estrutural e Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal), Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Unidad de Excelencia de Química (UEQ), Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avda. Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Unidad de Excelencia de Química (UEQ), Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avda. Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Unidad de Excelencia de Química (UEQ), Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avda. Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica—Emilio Segrè, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 36, 90123 Palermo, Italy
- Advanced Technologies Network Center, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 18/A, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Malone RJ, Spengler J, Carmichael RA, Ngo K, Würthner F, Chalifoux WA. Synthesis and Properties of Achiral and Chiral Dipyrenoheteroles and Related Compounds. Org Lett 2023; 25:226-230. [PMID: 36594761 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c04071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Achiral and chiral isomers of dipyrenoheteroles were synthesized via alkyne benzannulation. The electronic properties of these compounds were examined using cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. The enantiomers of the chiral isomers were separated, and their optical properties were examined in circular dichroism and circularly polarized luminescence studies. The chiral isomers exhibited a large bathochromic shift, relative to the achiral isomer, in both absorbance and fluorescence, resulting from decreased symmetry, rather than a change in the size of the backbone.
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- Ryan J Malone
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Insitut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.,Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Insitut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.,Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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Riba-López D, Zaffino R, Herrera D, Matheu R, Silvestri F, Ferreira da Silva J, Sañudo EC, Mas-Torrent M, Barrena E, Pfattner R, Ruiz E, González-Campo A, Aliaga-Alcalde N. Dielectric behavior of curcuminoid polymorphs on different substrates by direct soft vacuum deposition. iScience 2022; 25:105686. [PMID: 36578318 PMCID: PMC9791350 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Our work examines the structural-electronic correlation of a new curcuminoid, AlkCCMoid, as a dielectric material on different substrates. For this purpose, we show a homemade sublimation method that allows the direct deposition of molecules on any type of matrix. The electronic properties of AlkCCMoid have been evaluated by measurements on single crystals, microcrystalline powder, and sublimated samples, respectively. GIWAXS studies on surfaces and XRD studies on powder have revealed the existence of polymorphs and the effect that substrates have on curcuminoid organization. We describe the dielectric nature of our system and identify how different polymorphs can affect electronic parameters such as permittivity, all corroborated by DFT calculations.
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- Daniel Riba-López
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca de Química Teòrica i Computacional, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona Spain,Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, C/Martí i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain,University of Southampton, Chemistry, Highfield, Southampton, UK
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, C/Martí i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain,Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia. Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain,Corresponding author
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- Institut de Recerca de Química Teòrica i Computacional, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona Spain,Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, C/Martí i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain,Corresponding author
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain,ICREA (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats) Passeig Lluïs Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain,Corresponding author
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Fluorescence and Nonlinear Optical Response of Graphene Quantum Dots Produced by Pulsed Laser Irradiation in Toluene. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27227988. [PMID: 36432087 PMCID: PMC9694969 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs), the zero dimensional (0D) single nanostructures, have many exciting technological applications in diversified fields such as sensors, light emitting devices, bio imaging probes, solar cells, etc. They are emerging as a functional tool to modulate light by means of molecular engineering due to its merits, including relatively low extend of loss, large outstretch of spatial confinement and control via doping, size and shape. In this article, we present a one pot, facile and ecofriendly synthesis approach for fabricating GQDs via pulsed laser irradiation of an organic solvent (toluene) without any catalyst. It is a promising synthesis choice to prepare GQDs due to its fast production, lack of byproducts and further purification, as well as the control over the product by accurate tuning of laser parameters. In this work, the second (532 nm) and third harmonic (355 nm) wavelengths of a pulsed nanosecond Nd:YAG laser have been employed for the synthesis. It has been found that the obtained GQDs display fluorescence and is expected to have potential applications in optoelectronics and light-harvesting devices. In addition, nonlinear optical absorption of the prepared GQDs was measured using the open aperture z-scan technique (in the nanosecond regime). These GQDs exhibit excellent optical limiting properties, especially those synthesized at 532 nm wavelength.
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Yibain Khokho EC, Tchangnwa Nya F, Malloum A, Conradie J. Comparative study of electronic, optoelectronic, optical, and thermodynamic properties of two ovalene molecules and their derivatives functionalized with potassium and chlorine atoms. Polym Bull (Berl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-022-04525-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Liu Z, Fu S, Liu X, Narita A, Samorì P, Bonn M, Wang HI. Small Size, Big Impact: Recent Progress in Bottom-Up Synthesized Nanographenes for Optoelectronic and Energy Applications. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2106055. [PMID: 35218329 PMCID: PMC9259728 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202106055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Bottom-up synthesized graphene nanostructures, including 0D graphene quantum dots and 1D graphene nanoribbons, have recently emerged as promising candidates for efficient, green optoelectronic, and energy storage applications. The versatility in their molecular structures offers a large and novel library of nanographenes with excellent and adjustable optical, electronic, and catalytic properties. In this minireview, recent progress on the fundamental understanding of the properties of different graphene nanostructures, and their state-of-the-art applications in optoelectronics and energy storage are summarized. The properties of pristine nanographenes, including high emissivity and intriguing blinking effect in graphene quantum dots, superior charge transport properties in graphene nanoribbons, and edge-specific electrochemistry in various graphene nanostructures, are highlighted. Furthermore, it is shown that emerging nanographene-2D material-based van der Waals heterostructures provide an exciting opportunity for efficient green optoelectronics with tunable characteristics. Finally, challenges and opportunities of the field are highlighted by offering guidelines for future combined efforts in the synthesis, assembly, spectroscopic, and electrical studies as well as (nano)fabrication to boost the progress toward advanced device applications.
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- Zhaoyang Liu
- University of StrasbourgCNRSISIS UMR 70068 allée Gaspard MongeStrasbourg67000France
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 10Mainz55128Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 10Mainz55128Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 10Mainz55128Germany
- Organic and Carbon Nanomaterials UnitOkinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University1919‐1 Tancha, Onna‐sonKunigamiOkinawa904‐0495Japan
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- University of StrasbourgCNRSISIS UMR 70068 allée Gaspard MongeStrasbourg67000France
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 10Mainz55128Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 10Mainz55128Germany
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Ahmed J, Mandal SK. Phenalenyl Radical: Smallest Polycyclic Odd Alternant Hydrocarbon Present in the Graphene Sheet. Chem Rev 2022; 122:11369-11431. [PMID: 35561295 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Phenalenyl, a zigzag-edged odd alternant hydrocarbon unit can be found in the graphene nanosheet. Hückel molecular orbital calculations indicate the presence of a nonbonding molecular orbital (NBMO), which originates from the linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) arising from 13 carbon atoms of the phenalenyl molecule. Three redox states (cationic, neutral radical, and anionic) of the phenalenyl-based molecules were attributed to the presence of this NBMO. The cationic state can undergo two consecutive reductions to result in neutral radical and anionic states, stepwise, respectively. The phenalenyl-based radicals were found as crucial building blocks and attracted the attention of various research fields such as organic synthesis, material science, computation, and device physics. From 2012 onward, a strategy was devised using the cationic state of phenalenyl-based molecules and in situ generated phenalenyl radicals, which created a new domain of catalysis. The in situ generated phenalenyl radicals were utilized for the single electron transfer (SET) process resulting in redox catalysis. This emerging range of applications rejuvenates the more than six decades-old phenalenyl chemistry. This review captures such developments ranging from fundamental understanding to multidirectional applications of phenalenyl-based radicals.
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- Jasimuddin Ahmed
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, India
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Adachi Y, Arai F, Yamada K, Kurihara M, Ohshita J. Optical Properties of Boron-Incorporated Analogues of Tetrathienoanthracene. Organometallics 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Yohei Adachi
- Smart Innovation Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Smart Innovation Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Smart Innovation Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Smart Innovation Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Smart Innovation Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
- Division of Materials Model-Based Research, Digital Monozukuri (Manufacturing) Education and Research Center, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-0046, Japan
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Hölzel H, Haines P, Kaur R, Lungerich D, Jux N, Guldi DM. Probing Charge Management across the π-Systems of Nanographenes in Regioisomeric Electron Donor-Acceptor Architectures. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:8977-8986. [PMID: 35543627 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Inspired by light-induced processes in nature to mimic the primary events in the photosynthetic reaction centers, novel functional materials combine electron donors and acceptors, i.e., (metallo)porphyrins (ZnP) and fullerenes (C60), respectively, with emerging materials, i.e., nanographenes. We utilized hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBC) due to its versatility regarding functionalization and physicochemical properties, to construct three regioisomeric ZnP-HBC-C60 conjugates, which foster geometrical diversity by arranging ZnP and C60 in ortho-, meta-, and para-positions to each other. The corresponding hexaarylbenzene (HAB) motifs, with an interrupted π-system, were also prepared. Transient absorption measurements disclosed the fast population of charge transfer as well as singlet and triplet charge-separated states. With the help of density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we further conceive the communication across the HBCs and HABs. This work reveals the impact of both the geometrical arrangement with respect to through-space versus through-bond interactions and the structural rigidity/flexibility on the charge management across the different π-systems.
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- Helen Hölzel
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemigården 4, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) Chair of Organic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) Chair of Physical Chemistry I, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) Chair of Physical Chemistry I, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, 03722 Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Graduate Program of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME), Advanced Science Institute, Yonsei University, 03722 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) Chair of Organic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) Chair of Physical Chemistry I, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Wang L, Nagashima Y, Abekura M, Uekusa H, Konishi G, Tanaka K. Rhodium‐Catalyzed Intermolecular Cycloaromatization Route to Cycloparaphenylenes that Exhibit Aggregation‐Induced Emission. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200064. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Li‐Hsiang Wang
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Tokyo Institute of Technology Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8550 Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Tokyo Institute of Technology Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8550 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Tokyo Institute of Technology Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8550 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Tokyo Institute of Technology Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8550 Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Tokyo Institute of Technology Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8550 Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Tokyo Institute of Technology Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8550 Japan
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Liu T, Carles B, Elias C, Tonnelé C, Medina-Lopez D, Narita A, Chassagneux Y, Voisin C, Beljonne D, Campidelli S, Rondin L, Lauret JS. Vibronic fingerprints in the luminescence of graphene quantum dots at cryogenic temperature. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:104302. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0083282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Atomically precise graphene quantum dots synthesized by bottom-up chemistry are promising versatile single emitters with potential applications for quantum photonic technologies. Toward a better understanding and control of graphene quantum dot (GQD) optical properties, we report on single-molecule spectroscopy at cryogenic temperature. We investigate the effect of temperature on the GQDs’ spectral linewidth and vibronic replica, which we interpret building on density functional theory calculations. Finally, we highlight that the vibronic signatures are specific to the GQD geometry and can be used as a fingerprint for identification purposes.
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- Thomas Liu
- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, CNRS, LuMIn, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, CNRS, LuMIn, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, CNRS, LuMIn, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, LICSEN, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- LPENS, PSL, CNRS, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France
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- LPENS, PSL, CNRS, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, LICSEN, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, CNRS, LuMIn, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, CNRS, LuMIn, Orsay, France
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Sturm L, Aribot F, Soliman L, Bock H, Durola F. The Perkin Strategy for the synthesis of large carboxy‐substituted polycyclic aromatic compounds. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ludmilla Sturm
- University of Bordeaux: Universite de Bordeaux CRPP: Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal FRANCE
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- University of Bordeaux: Universite de Bordeaux CRPP: Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal FRANCE
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- University of Bordeaux: Universite de Bordeaux CRPP: Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal FRANCE
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- CNRS: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CRPP: Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal FRANCE
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- CNRS Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal 115 avenue Schweitzer 33600 Pessac FRANCE
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Drummer MC, Singh V, Gupta N, Gesiorski JL, Weerasooriya RB, Glusac KD. Photophysics of nanographenes: from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to graphene nanoribbons. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2022; 151:163-184. [PMID: 33963981 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-021-00838-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and nanoribbons (GNRs) are classes of nanographene molecules that exhibit highly tunable photophysical properties. There have been great strides in recent years to advance our understanding of nanographene photophysics and develop their use in light-harvesting systems, such as artificial photosynthesis. Here, we review the latest studies of GQDs and GNRs which have shed new light onto their photophysical underpinnings through computational and advanced spectroscopic techniques. We discuss how the size, symmetry, and shape of nanographenes influence their molecular orbital structures and, consequentially, their spectroscopic signatures. The scope of this review is to comprehensively lay out the general photophysics of nanographenes starting with benzene and building up to larger polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, GQDs, and GNRs. We also explore a collection of publications from recent years that build upon the current understanding of nanographene photophysics and their potential application in light-driven processes from display, lasing, and sensing technology to photocatalytic water splitting.
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- Matthew C Drummer
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA.
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA.
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Maddala S, Panua A, Venkatakrishnan P. Steering Scholl Oxidative Heterocoupling by Tuning Topology and Electronics for Building Thiananographenes and Their Functional N-/C-Congeners. Chemistry 2021; 27:16013-16020. [PMID: 34459037 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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While intramolecular Scholl oxidative coupling between two arenes is common, successful C-C heterocoupling between thiophene and arene is scarce. The latter is due to the notorious reactivity of thiophene towards polymerization under oxidative conditions. This report systematically demonstrates how topological variation of electronics and reactivity in thiophene substrates can lead to efficient oxidative heterocoupling. Bis(biaryl)thiophenes having reactive α- and β-positions open are the choice of substrates. The cyclizing arene partners are so electronically tuned for thiophene's reactivity (at α- and β-) as to establish C-C bond oxidatively generating symmetrical as well as unsymmetrical diphenanthrothiophenes which are basic thiananographenes. Depending on the cyclizing-couple's electronics, either arene- or thiophene-centered oxidation initiates C-C heterocoupling. The potential utility of these simple thiananographenes is further unfurled by converting them to functional N-/C-graphene segments that are aza-corannulene precursor and tetrabenzospirobifluorene. Their bright emission and extended electrochemical stability are remarkable that may be potentially important and applicable.
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- Sudhakar Maddala
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, Tamil Nadu, India
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Zhou L, Wu B, Chen Y, Gong J, Wang J, Dai G, Chi C, Wang Q. Synthesis and Properties of Aza-Ovalene with Six Zigzag Edges. Org Lett 2021; 23:8640-8644. [PMID: 34643399 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ovalene's nitrogenated derivative with all zigzag edges and nitrogen atom doping at the periphery has been developed via one-step nitrogenation of formylbisanthene. Because of nitrogen incorporation, these molecules show greatly decreased highest occupied molecular orbital levels, enhanced intermolecular interactions, and a reversible acid response. Aza-ovalene also exhibits a diatropic ring current along the periphery. This work provides rare examples of all-zigzag-edged N-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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- Laiyun Zhou
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot 010021, China
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Chaolumen, Stepek IA, Yamada KE, Ito H, Itami K. Construction of Heptagon-Containing Molecular Nanocarbons. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:23508-23532. [PMID: 33547701 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202100260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Molecular nanocarbons containing heptagonal rings have attracted increasing interest due to their dynamic behavior, electronic properties, aromaticity, and solid-state packing. Heptagon incorporation can not only induce negative curvature within nanocarbon scaffolds, but also confer significantly altered properties through interaction with adjacent non-hexagonal rings. Despite the disclosure of several beautiful examples in recent years, synthetic strategies toward heptagon-embedded molecular nanocarbons remain relatively limited due to the intrinsic challenges of heptagon formation and incorporation into polyarene frameworks. In this Review, recent advances in solution-mediated and surface-assisted synthesis of heptagon-containing molecular nanocarbons, as well as the intriguing properties of these frameworks, will be discussed.
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- Chaolumen
- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan.,Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan.,Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, 115, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Zhou Z, Üngör Ö, Wei Z, Shatruk M, Tsybizova A, Gershoni-Poranne R, Petrukhina MA. Tuning Magnetic Interactions Between Triphenylene Radicals by Variation of Crystal Packing in Structures with Alkali Metal Counterions. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:14844-14853. [PMID: 34524808 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The monoanion of triphenylene (C18H12, 1) was generated in THF using several alkali metals (Na, K, Rb, and Cs) as reducing agents and crystallized with the corresponding cations in the presence of 18-crown-6 ether. The UV-vis spectroscopy points to the metal-dependent coordination environment of the triphenylene monoanion-radicals, 1·-, in solution. The X-ray diffraction characterization confirmed the formation of a solvent-separated ion pair (SSIP) with sodium ions, [{Na+(18-crown-6)(THF)2}(1·-)] (2), and three contact-ion pair (CIP) complexes formed by larger alkali metal ions, [{K+(18-crown-6)}(1·-)] (3), [{Rb+(18-crown-6)}(1·-)] (4), and [{Cs+(18-crown-6)}(1·-)] (5). Structural analysis of the series reveals a notable geometry perturbation of the triphenylene framework in 2 caused by one-electron acquisition, which is further enhanced by direct metal binding in 3-5. This has been correlated with the aromaticity changes and charge redistribution upon one-electron reduction of 1, as revealed by the computational studies. The EPR spectroscopy and magnetic susceptibility measurements confirm antiferromagnetic interactions corresponding to an S = 1/2 system in the solid state. The magnetic behavior of 3-5 correlates with the arrangement of triphenylene radicals in the crystal structures. All three compounds exhibit antiferromagnetic (AFM) interactions between S = 1/2 radicals in the solid state, but the exchange coupling in 4 and 5 is notably stronger than that in 3, which leads to AFM ordering at 3.8 K in 4 and at 2.0 K in 5. The magnetic phase transitions in 4 and 5 can be interpreted as originating from interactions between the chains of the AFM-coupled S = 1/2 radicals.
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- Zheng Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, United States
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.,Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200008, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, United States
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Wang Y. Extension and Quantification of the Fries Rule and Its Connection to Aromaticity: Large-Scale Validation by Wave-Function-Based Resonance Analysis. J Chem Inf Model 2021; 62:5136-5148. [PMID: 34428367 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.1c00735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The Fries rule is a simple, intuitive tool to predict the most dominant Kekulé structures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which is valuable for understanding the structure, stability, reactivity, and aromaticity of these conjugated compounds. However, it still remains an empirical hypothesis, with limited qualitative applications. Herein, we verify, generalize, and quantify the Fries rule based on the recently developed resonance analysis of the DFT wave functions of over 1500 PAH and fullerene molecules with over a billion Kekulé structures. The extended rules, counting the numbers of electrons within all rings (not just sextets), are able to rank the relative importance of all Kekulé structures for all considered systems. The statistically meaningful quantification also opens a way to evaluate ring aromaticity based on the resonance theory, which generally agrees well with conventional aromaticity descriptors. Furthermore, we propose a purely graph-based aromaticity indicator nicely applicable to PAHs and fullerenes, with no need of any quantum chemistry calculations, so that it can make valuable predictions for molecular properties that are related to local aromaticity.
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- Yang Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, China
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Yang X, Rominger F, Mastalerz M. Contorted Heteroannulated Tetraareno[a,d,j,m]coronenes. Chemistry 2021; 27:14345-14352. [PMID: 34374459 PMCID: PMC8596641 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Fused polycyclic aromatic compounds are interesting materials for organic electronics applications. To fine-tune photophysical or electrochemical properties, either various substituents can be attached or heteroatoms (such as N or S) can be incorporated into the fused aromatic backbone. Coronenes and heterocoronenes are promising compounds in this respect. Up until now, the possibilities for varying the attached fused heteroaromatics at the coronene core were quite limited, and realizing both electron-withdrawing and -donating rings at the same time was very difficult. Here, a series of pyridine, anisole and thiophene annulated tetraareno[a,d,j,m]coronenes has been synthesized by a facile two-step route that is a combination of Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling and a following cyclization step, starting from three different diarenoperylene dibromides. The contorted molecular π-planes of the obtained cata-condensed tetraarenocoronenes were analyzed by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, and the photophysical and electrochemical properties were systematically investigated by UV/Vis spectroscopy and cyclovoltammetry.
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- Xuan Yang
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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Reger D, Haines P, Amsharov KY, Schmidt JA, Ullrich T, Bönisch S, Hampel F, Görling A, Nelson J, Jelfs KE, Guldi DM, Jux N. A Family of Superhelicenes: Easily Tunable, Chiral Nanographenes by Merging Helicity with Planar π Systems. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202103253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- David Reger
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg Egerlandstraße 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2 06120 Halle Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Molecular Sciences Research Hub Imperial College London White City Campus, Wood Lane London W12 0BZ UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg Egerlandstraße 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg Egerlandstraße 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg Egerlandstraße 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Physics Imperial College London South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Chemistry Molecular Sciences Research Hub Imperial College London White City Campus, Wood Lane London W12 0BZ UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg Egerlandstraße 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10 91058 Erlangen Germany
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Reger D, Haines P, Amsharov KY, Schmidt JA, Ullrich T, Bönisch S, Hampel F, Görling A, Nelson J, Jelfs KE, Guldi DM, Jux N. A Family of Superhelicenes: Easily Tunable, Chiral Nanographenes by Merging Helicity with Planar π Systems. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:18073-18081. [PMID: 34014601 PMCID: PMC8456895 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We designed a straightforward synthetic route towards a full-fledged family of π-extended helicenes: superhelicenes. They have two hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes (HBCs) in common that are connected via a central five-membered ring. By means of structurally altering this 5-membered ring, we realized a versatile library of molecular building blocks. Not only the superhelicene structure, but also their features are tuned with ease. In-depth physico-chemical characterizations served as a proof of concept thereof. The superhelicene enantiomers were separated, their circular dichroism was measured in preliminary studies and concluded with an enantiomeric assignment. Our work was rounded-off by crystal structure analyses. Mixed stacks of M- and P-isomers led to twisted molecular wires. Using such stacks, charge-carrier mobilities were calculated, giving reason to expect outstanding hole transporting properties.
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- David Reger
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-NurembergNikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 1091058ErlangenGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-NurembergEgerlandstraße 391058ErlangenGermany
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- Institute for Organic ChemistryMartin Luther University Halle-WittenbergKurt-Mothes-Straße 206120HalleGermany
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- Department of ChemistryMolecular Sciences Research HubImperial College LondonWhite City Campus, Wood LaneLondonW12 0BZUK
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-NurembergEgerlandstraße 391058ErlangenGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-NurembergEgerlandstraße 391058ErlangenGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-NurembergNikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 1091058ErlangenGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-NurembergEgerlandstraße 391058ErlangenGermany
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- Department of PhysicsImperial College LondonSouth Kensington CampusLondonSW7 2AZUK
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- Department of ChemistryMolecular Sciences Research HubImperial College LondonWhite City Campus, Wood LaneLondonW12 0BZUK
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-NurembergEgerlandstraße 391058ErlangenGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-NurembergNikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 1091058ErlangenGermany
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Talavera M, Bolaño S. Iridaaromatics via Methoxy(alkenyl)carbeneiridium Complexes. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26154655. [PMID: 34361807 PMCID: PMC8347548 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This review describes the development of a versatile methodology to synthesize polycyclic metallaaromatic hydrocarbons based on iridium, as well as the studies that helped us to determine and understand what is required in order to broaden the scope and the selectivity of the methodology and stabilize the complexes obtained. This methodology aims to open the door to new materials based on graphene fragments.
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- Maria Talavera
- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt–Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany;
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Universitario, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Universitario, 36310 Vigo, Spain
- Correspondence:
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Halder N, Sahoo KC, Gourav K, Usharani D, Rath H. Perimeter Coordinated Diastereomeric Rh(I) Complex of Helically Twisted Weakly Aromatic Hybrid Singly N-Confused β-β Fused Ferrocenoporphyrinoids. J Org Chem 2021; 86:8015-8026. [PMID: 34096714 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Expedient synthesis, spectroscopic, solid state structural proof, and theoretical study of helically twisted weakly aromatic hybrid singly N-confused ferrocenoporphyrinoids and the peripheral coordinated Rh(I) complex are reported. The X-ray crystal structure of the macrocycles reveals an ambiguously inverted pyrrole ring reinforcing regioselective β,β-linkage with the spatially adjacent N-confused N-methyl pyrrole ring leading to endocyclic extension of macrocyclic π-conjugation via tricyclic [5.5.5] moiety. The three-dimensional structure with built-in fused tricyclic [5.5.5] moiety has paved way to three-dimensional weak diatropicity with vis-NIR absorptions. The peripheral coordinated Rh(I) complex owing to helical chirality about the macrocyclic ring and planar chirality about the square planar Rh coordination site exists as a mixture of diastereomers (5:3) with well resolved 1H NMR spectra anticipating weak aromaticity. The experimental spectroscopic measurements are in agreement with theoretically determined electronic structure and properties strongly elucidating sustained weak diatropic ring currents in twisted macrocycles both in neutral form and in the metalated complex. Further fragment molecular orbital approach and molecular orbital theory gave insights on the stability of N-confused β-β fused oxo-ferrocenoporphyrinoids and formation of the selective peripheral coordinated Rh(I) complex.
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- Nyancy Halder
- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A/2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A/2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Food Safety and Analytical Quality Control Laboratory, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru 570020, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Food Safety and Analytical Quality Control Laboratory, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru 570020, Karnataka, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-HRDC, Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A/2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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Trageser T, Bebej D, Bolte M, Lerner HW, Wagner M. B-B vs. B-H Bond Activation in a (μ-Hydrido)diborane(4) Anion upon Cycloaddition with CO 2 , Isocyanates, or Carbodiimides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:13500-13506. [PMID: 33740318 PMCID: PMC8252796 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The intriguing (μ‐hydrido)diboranes(4) with their prominent pristine representative [B2H5]− have mainly been studied theoretically. We now describe the behavior of the planarized tetraaryl (μ‐hydrido)diborane(4) anion [1H]− in cycloaddition reactions with the homologous series of heterocumulenes CO2, iPrNCO, and iPrNCNiPr. We show that a C=O bond of CO2 selectively activates the B−B bond of [1H]−, while the μ‐H ligand is left untouched ([2H]−). The carbodiimide iPrNCNiPr, in contrast, neglects the B−B bond and rather adds the B‐bonded H− ion to its central C atom to generate a formamidinate bridge across the B2 pair ([3]−). As a hybrid, the isocyanate iPrNCO combines the reactivity patterns of both its congeners and gives two products: one of them ([4H]−) is related to [2H]−, the other ([5]−) is an analog of [3]−. We finally propose a mechanistic scenario that rationalizes the individual reaction outcomes and combines them to a coherent picture of B–B vs. B–H bond activation.
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- Timo Trageser
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
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Trageser T, Bebej D, Bolte M, Lerner H, Wagner M. B–B vs. B–H Bond Activation in a (μ‐Hydrido)diborane(4) Anion upon Cycloaddition with CO
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, Isocyanates, or Carbodiimides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202103427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Timo Trageser
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7 60438 Frankfurt (Main) Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7 60438 Frankfurt (Main) Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7 60438 Frankfurt (Main) Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7 60438 Frankfurt (Main) Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7 60438 Frankfurt (Main) Germany
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Ribar P, Valenta L, Šolomek T, Juríček M. Rules of Nucleophilic Additions to Zigzag Nanographene Diones*. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:13521-13528. [PMID: 33645878 PMCID: PMC8251702 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Nucleophilic addition of carbon-centered nucleophiles to nanographene ketones represents a valuable late-stage method for the functionalization of zigzag nanographenes, but its use is rare in the chemical literature. Using two model systems, non-Kekulé triangulene-4,8-dione and Kekulé anthanthrone, we identify unexpected regioselectivities and uncover the rules that govern these reactions. Considering the large number of nanographene ketones that have been reported since the pioneering work of Eric Clar, this method enables synthesis and exploration of hitherto unknown functionalized nanographenes.
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- Peter Ribar
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of BaselSt. Johanns-Ring 194056BaselSwitzerland
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of ZurichWinterthurerstrasse 1908057ZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of BaselSt. Johanns-Ring 194056BaselSwitzerland
- Prievidza Chemical SocietyM. Hodžu 10/16971 01PrievidzaSlovak Republic
- Current address: Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of BernFreiestrasse 33012BernSwitzerland
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of ZurichWinterthurerstrasse 1908057ZurichSwitzerland
- Prievidza Chemical SocietyM. Hodžu 10/16971 01PrievidzaSlovak Republic
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Ribar P, Valenta L, Šolomek T, Juríček M. Rules of Nucleophilic Additions to Zigzag Nanographene Diones**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Peter Ribar
- Department of Chemistry University of Basel St. Johanns-Ring 19 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry University of Zurich Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry University of Basel St. Johanns-Ring 19 4056 Basel Switzerland
- Prievidza Chemical Society M. Hodžu 10/16 971 01 Prievidza Slovak Republic
- Current address: Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry University of Zurich Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
- Prievidza Chemical Society M. Hodžu 10/16 971 01 Prievidza Slovak Republic
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Jeindl A, Domke J, Hörmann L, Sojka F, Forker R, Fritz T, Hofmann OT. Nonintuitive Surface Self-Assembly of Functionalized Molecules on Ag(111). ACS NANO 2021; 15:6723-6734. [PMID: 33728893 PMCID: PMC8155339 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c10065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The fabrication of nanomaterials involves self-ordering processes of functional molecules on inorganic surfaces. To obtain specific molecular arrangements, a common strategy is to equip molecules with functional groups. However, focusing on the functional groups alone does not provide a comprehensive picture. Especially at interfaces, processes that govern self-ordering are complex and involve various physical and chemical effects, often leading to unexpected structures, as we showcase here on the example of a homologous series of quinones on Ag(111). Naively, one could expect that such quinones, which all bear the same functionalization, form similar motifs. In salient contrast, our joint theoretical and experimental study shows that profoundly different structures are formed. Using a machine-learning-based structure search algorithm, we find that this is due to a shift of the balance of three antagonizing driving forces: adsorbate-substrate interactions governing adsorption sites, adsorbate-adsorbate interactions favoring close packing, and steric hindrance inhibiting certain otherwise energetically beneficial molecular arrangements. The theoretical structures show excellent agreement with our experimental characterizations of the organic/inorganic interfaces, both for the unit cell sizes and the orientations of the molecules within. The nonintuitive interplay of similarly important interaction mechanisms will continue to be a challenging aspect for the design of functional interfaces. With a detailed examination of all driving forces, we are, however, still able to devise a design principle for self-assembly of functionalized molecules.
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- Andreas Jeindl
- Institute
of Solid State Physics, NAWI Graz, Graz
University of Technology, Petersgasse 16, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute
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University Jena, Helmholtzweg 5, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute
of Solid State Physics, NAWI Graz, Graz
University of Technology, Petersgasse 16, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute
for Solid State Physics, Friedrich Schiller
University Jena, Helmholtzweg 5, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute
for Solid State Physics, Friedrich Schiller
University Jena, Helmholtzweg 5, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute
for Solid State Physics, Friedrich Schiller
University Jena, Helmholtzweg 5, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute
of Solid State Physics, NAWI Graz, Graz
University of Technology, Petersgasse 16, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Costa JCS, Campos RM, Lima LMSS, da Silva MAVR, Santos LMNBF. On the Aromatic Stabilization of Fused Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:3696-3709. [PMID: 33890788 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c01978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The thermodynamic properties and band gap energies were evaluated for six ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): triphenylene; benzo[a]pyrene; benzo[e]pyrene; perylene; benzo[ghi]perylene; coronene. The standard molar enthalpies of formation in the crystalline state and the standard molar enthalpies of sublimation were measured by high precision combustion calorimetry and Knudsen effusion methodology, respectively. The combination of the molar enthalpies of formation in the crystalline state with the respective enthalpies of sublimation was used to evaluate the energetics of the progressive peri-fusion of the aromatic moieties from triphenylene to coronene aiming to investigate the hypothetical superaromaticity character of coronene. The linear trend of the enthalpy of formation in crystalline and gaseous phases in the series (from benzo[e]pyrene to coronene) is an irrefutable indication of a non-superaromaticity character of coronene. High accurate thermodynamic properties of sublimation (volatility, enthalpy, and entropy of sublimation) were derived by the measurement of vapor pressures as a function of temperature, using a Knudsen/quartz crystal effusion methodology. Furthermore, the π-electronic conjugation of these compounds was explored by evaluation of the optical band gaps along with this series of compounds. The morphology of perylene, benzo[ghi]perylene, and coronene thin films, deposited by physical vapor deposition onto transparent conductive oxide substrates (ITO and FTO), was used to analyze the nucleation and growth mechanisms. The morphologies observed were found to be related to the cohesive energy and entropy of the bulk.
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Affiliation(s)
- José C S Costa
- CIQUP, Centro de Investigação em Química da Universidade do Porto, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, R. Campo Alegre, P-4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- CIQUP, Centro de Investigação em Química da Universidade do Porto, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, R. Campo Alegre, P-4169-007 Porto, Portugal
| | - Luís M S S Lima
- CIQUP, Centro de Investigação em Química da Universidade do Porto, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, R. Campo Alegre, P-4169-007 Porto, Portugal
| | - M A V Ribeiro da Silva
- CIQUP, Centro de Investigação em Química da Universidade do Porto, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, R. Campo Alegre, P-4169-007 Porto, Portugal
| | - Luís M N B F Santos
- CIQUP, Centro de Investigação em Química da Universidade do Porto, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, R. Campo Alegre, P-4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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