A review of oligo (arylene ethynylene) derivatives in molecular junctions

LJ O'Driscoll, MR Bryce - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Oligo (arylene ethynylene)(OAE) derivatives are the “workhorse” molecules of molecular
electronics. Their ease of synthesis and flexibility of functionalisation mean that a diverse …

[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 …

Conjugated Nanohoop Polymers based on Antiaromatic Dibenzopentalenes for Charge Storage in Organic Batteries

P Seitz, M Bhosale, L Rzesny, A Uhlmann… - Angewandte …, 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 …

Engineering the HOMO–LUMO gap of indeno [1, 2-b] fluorene

R Casares, Á Martínez-Pinel… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A direct, efficient and versatile strategy for the modulation of optoelectronic and magnetic
properties of indeno [1, 2-b] fluorene has been developed. 4-Substituted-2, 6 …

Antiaromatic sapphyrin isomer: transformation into contracted porphyrinoids with variable aromaticity

Q Li, M Ishida, Y Wang, C Li, G Baryshnikov… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sapphyrin is a pentapyrrolic expanded porphyrin with a 22π aromatic character. Herein, we
report the synthesis of a 20π antiaromatic sapphyrin isomer 1 by oxidative cyclization of a …

Synthesis and Characterization of Dibenzothieno[a,f]pentalenes Enabling Large Antiaromaticity and Moderate Open-Shell Character through a Small Energy Barrier …

Y Mizuno, A Nogata, M Suzuki… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Experimental and theoretical rationalization of bond-shift valence tautomerization,
characterized by double-well potential surfaces, is one of the most challenging topics of …

Enhancing the Antiaromaticity of s-Indacene through Naphthothiophene Fusion

GI Warren, JE Barker, LN Zakharov, MM Haley - Organic Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Addressing the instability of antiaromatic compounds often involves protection with bulky
groups and/or fusion of aromatic rings, thus decreasing paratropicity. We report four …

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 …

Photoswitching of Local (Anti) Aromaticity in Biphenylene-Based Diarylethene Molecular Switches

PP Kalapos, PJ Mayer, T Gazdag… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photoinduced tuning of (anti) aromaticity and associated molecular properties is currently in
the focus of attention for both tailoring photochemical reactivity and designing new materials …