Issue 35, 2018

Synthesis of furo[3,2-b:4,5-b′]diindoles and their optical and electrochemical properties

Abstract

An efficient two-step palladium catalyzed synthesis of furo[3,2-b:4,5-b′]diindoles, a hitherto unknown symmetrical heterocyclic core structure, was developed. The synthesis is based on a regioselective Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling reaction of tetrabromofuran and subsequent double N-arylation. Selected compounds were studied with regard to their optical and electrochemical properties. The compounds show fluorescence with high quantum yields and non-reversible oxidation events. The compounds possess similar HOMO–LUMO band gaps compared to their sulfur and nitrogen analogs. Variation of the substituents hardly affects the HOMO–LUMO gap, but allows for some fine-tuning of the electron affinity and ionization potential as well as quantum yields. The compounds prepared represent interesting candidates for the development of organic electronic materials.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of furo[3,2-b:4,5-b′]diindoles and their optical and electrochemical properties

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Jul 2018
Accepted
24 Aug 2018
First published
31 Aug 2018

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2018,16, 6543-6551

Synthesis of furo[3,2-b:4,5-b′]diindoles and their optical and electrochemical properties

H. D. Hoang, J. Janke, A. Amirjanyan, T. Ghochikyan, A. Flader, A. Villinger, P. Ehlers, S. Lochbrunner, A. Surkus and P. Langer, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2018, 16, 6543 DOI: 10.1039/C8OB01737A

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