Huang, Lin;
Wang, Qing;
Fu, Peng;
Sun, Yuzhu;
Xu, Jun;
Browne, Duncan L;
Huang, Jianhui;
(2024)
Extended Quinolizinium-Fused Corannulene Derivatives: Synthesis and Properties.
JACS Au
10.1021/jacsau.4c00105.
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Abstract
Reported here is the design and synthesis of a novel class of extended quinolizinium-fused corannulene derivatives with curved geometry. These intriguing molecules were synthesized through a rationally designed synthetic strategy, utilizing double Skraup–Doebner–Von Miller quinoline synthesis and a rhodium-catalyzed C–H activation/annulation (CHAA) as the key steps. Single-crystal X-ray analysis revealed a bowl depth of 1.28–1.50 Å and a unique “windmill-like” shape packing of 12a(2PF6–) due to the curvature and incorporation of two aminium ions. All of the newly reported curved salts exhibit green to orange fluorescence with enhanced quantum yields (Φf = 9–13%) and improved dispersibility compared to the pristine corannulene (Φf = 1%). The reduced optical energy gap and lower energy frontier orbital found by doping extended corannulene systems with nitrogen cations was investigated by UV–vis, fluorescence, and theoretical calculations. Electrochemical measurements reveal a greater electron-accepting behavior compared with that of their pyridine analogues. The successful synthesis, isolation, and evaluation of these curved salts provide a fresh perspective and opportunity for the design of cationic nitrogen-doped curved aromatic hydrocarbon-based materials.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Extended Quinolizinium-Fused Corannulene Derivatives: Synthesis and Properties |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1021/jacsau.4c00105 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.4c00105 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Nitrogen doped PAHs, corannulene, nitrogen cations, intermolecular packing, photophysical properties |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharma and Bio Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10190115 |
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