This study presents a novel nitrogen-containing buckybowl (1), synthesized by connecting two half-bowls via a carbon–carbon bond. Compound 1 shows red emission, adaptive curvature, and binding to corannulene, C60, and pyrene.
Curved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exhibit distinctive geometric and electronic structures, rendering them highly promising for addressing solubility and air stability challenges encountered by large linear π-conjugated organic semiconductors.
PIII-doped heterosumanenes are synthesized to show diverse coordination patterns with transition metals. The coordination complexes with Pd2+ have been proved to be promising catalysts for the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction of aryl chlorides.
Recent progress on energy conversion and storage using polyimide covalent organic frameworks bearing star-shaped electron-deficient polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon building blocks is highlighted.
This review discusses the synthesis, functionalization and applications of BN-embedded aromatic hydrocarbons, emphasizing their role in organic optoelectronics, biomedicine and imaging while providing insights for future research.