Issue 1, 2021

Two derivatives of phenylpyridyl-fused boroles with contrasting electronic properties: decreasing and enhancing the electron accepting ability

Abstract

Two derivatives of phenylpyridyl-fused boroles were prepared via functionalization of the pyridyl groups, namely to an electron-rich dihydropyridine moiety (compound 1) and an electron-deficient N-methylpyridinium cation (compound 2). Due to strong conjugation between the dihydropyridine moiety and the boron atom, the reduction potential of compound 1 shifts cathodically. In contrast, compound 2 exhibits three reduction processes with a first reversible reduction potential anodically shifted in comparison to its precursor (TipPBB2) or the non-borylated framework 1-methyl-2-phenylpyridin-1-ium triflate (3). The significantly anodically shifted reduction potential indicates the extreme electron deficiency of compound 2, which also leads to the reversible coordination of THF. Photophysical properties of both compounds in different solvents were investigated. Theoretical studies further support the strong conjugation in the ground state of compound 1 and the electron-deficient property of compound 2.

Graphical abstract: Two derivatives of phenylpyridyl-fused boroles with contrasting electronic properties: decreasing and enhancing the electron accepting ability

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Oct 2020
Accepted
26 Nov 2020
First published
27 Nov 2020

Dalton Trans., 2021,50, 355-361

Two derivatives of phenylpyridyl-fused boroles with contrasting electronic properties: decreasing and enhancing the electron accepting ability

J. He, F. Rauch, I. Krummenacher, H. Braunschweig, M. Finze and T. B. Marder, Dalton Trans., 2021, 50, 355 DOI: 10.1039/D0DT03619F

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