Issue 48, 2019

Facile synthesis of fluorescent hetero[8]circulene analogues with tunable solubilities and optical properties

Abstract

Hetero[8]circulenes are an interesting class of polycyclic heteroaromatic molecules having rigid and planar structures, which are promising in light of their potential applications for OLEDs, OFETs and so forth. Although their synthetic methods have been developed in some specific cases, a facile synthetic protocol of novel hetero[8]circulenes with tunable properties is highly desirable. We herein report the unexpected formation of methoxy-substituted quasi-aza[8]circulene and its conversion into unprecedented triazaoxa[8]circulene. The structures and optical properties were comparatively studied. Remarkably, triazaoxa[8]circulene is highly soluble in THF, acetone and DMSO mainly because of effective hydrogen-bonding of the NH moieties to these solvents. Their highly soluble nature in various solvents enabled us to study the solvent effects of these molecules. In particular, triazaoxa[8]circulene displays a high fluorescence quantum yield of 0.72 in DMSO. Furthermore, enantiomeric separation of highly distorted quasi-aza[8]circulene was successfully achieved by chiral HPLC. Thus, these novel hetero[8]circulene derivatives are practically useful fluorescent nanographene-like molecules with intriguing optical properties.

Graphical abstract: Facile synthesis of fluorescent hetero[8]circulene analogues with tunable solubilities and optical properties

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
09 Okt 2019
Accepted
29 Okt 2019
First published
30 Okt 2019
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 11006-11012

Facile synthesis of fluorescent hetero[8]circulene analogues with tunable solubilities and optical properties

Y. Matsuo, F. Chen, K. Kise, T. Tanaka and A. Osuka, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 11006 DOI: 10.1039/C9SC05087F

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