Issue 7, 2022

Recent progress in pyrazinacenes containing nonbenzenoid rings: synthesis, properties and applications

Abstract

Azaacenes have emerged as a new and important class of organic materials, and their synthesis strategies and applications as organic semiconductors have gained significant progress in recent years. Generally, adopting sterically-shielding substituents such as attaching large silylethynyl groups at selected peripheral positions or extending the π-conjugation with pyrene units is the common method used to stabilize larger azaacenes. However, another way to stabilize and enlarge azaacenes, as well as to tune their optical and electronic properties by inserting nonbenzenoid rings such as four-membered rings into the skeletons, has also been developed but has received much less attention. Therefore, in this review, we summarize the recent progress in their syntheses, properties, and applications in organic electronics. Moreover, we highlight the effect of nonbenzenoid units in the systems. Finally, we discuss the current challenges and perspectives through comparison with conventional azaacenes.

Graphical abstract: Recent progress in pyrazinacenes containing nonbenzenoid rings: synthesis, properties and applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
11 Sept. 2021
Accepted
01 Janv. 2022
First published
04 Janv. 2022

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022,10, 2475-2493

Recent progress in pyrazinacenes containing nonbenzenoid rings: synthesis, properties and applications

F. Kang, J. Yang and Q. Zhang, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 2475 DOI: 10.1039/D1TC04340D

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