Electron-Deficient Polycyclic π-System Fused with Multiple B←N Coordinate Bonds.
Yirui CaoCongzhi ZhuMaciej BarłógKayla P BarkerXiaozhou JiAlexander J KalinMohammed Al-HashimiLei FangPublished in: The Journal of organic chemistry (2021)
An extensive polycyclic π-system with 23 fused rings is synthesized via a highly efficient borylation reaction, in which four B-N covalent bonds and four B←N coordinate bonds are formed in one pot. B←N coordinate bonds not only lock the backbone into a near-coplanar conformation but also decrease the LUMO energy level to around -3.82 eV, demonstrating the dual utility of this strategy for the synthesis of extensive rigid polycyclic molecules and the development of n-type conjugated materials for organic electronics and organic photovoltaics.