Conjugated nanohoops incorporating donor, acceptor, hetero‐or polycyclic aromatics

M Hermann, D Wassy, B Esser - … Chemie International Edition, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
In the last 13 years several synthetic strategies were developed that provide access to [n]
cycloparaphenylenes ([n] CPPs) and related conjugated nanohoops. A number of potential …

Antiaromatic covalent organic frameworks based on dibenzopentalenes

J Sprachmann, T Wachsmuth, M Bhosale… - Journal of the …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Despite their inherent instability, 4 n π systems have recently received significant attention
due to their unique optical and electronic properties. In dibenzopentalene (DBP) …

Conjugated nanohoop polymers based on antiaromatic dibenzopentalenes for charge storage in organic batteries

P Seitz, M Bhosale, L Rzesny… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
With their bent π‐systems, cyclic conjugation and inherent cavities, conjugated nanohoops
are attractive for organic electronics applications. For ease of processing and morphological …

[n]Cyclodibenzopentalenes as Antiaromatic Curved Nanocarbons with High Strain and Strong Fullerene Binding

JS Wössner, D Wassy, A Weber… - Journal of the …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Conjugated nanohoops provide a platform to study structure–property relationships; they are
attractive hosts for supramolecular chemistry as well as promising candidates as new …

Towards clustered carbonyl cations [M 3 (CO) 14] 2+(M= Ru, Os): the need for innocent deelectronation

M Sellin, C Friedmann, M Mayländer, S Richert… - Chemical …, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
To access the hitherto almost unknown class of clustered transition metal carbonyl cations,
the trimetal dodecacarbonyls M3 (CO) 12 (M= Ru, Os) were reacted with the oxidant Ag+ …

Chiral dibenzopentalene‐based conjugated Nanohoops through stereoselective synthesis

M Hermann, D Wassy, J Kohn, P Seitz… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Conjugated nanohoops allow to investigate the effect of radial conjugation and bending on
the involved π‐systems. They can possess unexpected optoelectronic properties and their …

Enantiopure nanohoops through racemic resolution of diketo [n] CPPs by chiral derivatization as precursors to DBP [n] CPPs

D Wassy, M Hermann, JS Wössner, L Frédéric… - Chemical …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Strained conjugated nanohoops are attractive synthetic targets due to the bending of their π-
system, which leads to intriguing optoelectronic properties, among others. By incorporating …

Bisazapentalene dication: global aromaticity and open-shell singlet ground state

Y Han, J Zhu, S Dong, Y Eng, T Tao… - Organic …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Antiaromatic moieties fused in polycyclic π-conjugated molecules usually exhibit strong
localized antiaromaticiy. Herein, we reported the synthesis and properties of a …

Utilizing the Perfluoronaphthalene Radical Cation as a Selective Deelectronator to Access a Variety of Strongly Oxidizing Reactive Cations

M Sellin, J Willrett, D Röhner… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
A selective deelectronation reagent with very high potential of+ 2.00 (solution)/+ 2.41 V
(solid‐state) vs. Fc+/0 and based on a room temperature stable perfluoronaphthalene …

Increased Antiaromaticity through Pentalene Connection in [n]Cyclo-1,5-dibenzopentalenes

JS Wössner, J Kohn, D Wassy, M Hermann… - Organic …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Conjugated nanohoops incorporating nonalternant hydrocarbons have altered
optoelectronic properties compared to [n] cycloparaphenylenes or other purely aromatic …