Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Highly Twisted N-Doped Heptalene

Abstract

A series of N-doped heptalene-containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been synthesized and characterized in comparison with the N-doped azulene analogs. The crystal structure revealed its highly twisted geometry with a dihedral angle of 105.7° in the cove region of the N-doped dibenzoheptalene backbone. In addition, the electronic structure was both theoretically and experimentally investigated compared with the PAH bearing N-doped azulene unit. Our study provides a new synthetic strategy towards N-doped heptalene-embedded PAHs, and gives insights into the electronic properties of novel π-systems with N-doped nonalternant topologies.

Key words

heptalene - nitrogen doping - non-alternant PAHs - optical properties - fluorescence

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