Cationic Nitrogen-Doped Helical Nanographenes

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Beitragende

Abstract

Herein, we report the design and synthesis of a series of novel cationic nitrogen-doped nanographenes (CNDNs) with nonplanar geometry and axial chirality. Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals helical and cove-edged structures. Compared to their all-carbon analogues, the frontier orbitals of the CNDNs are energetically lower lying, with a reduced optical energy gap and greater electron-accepting behavior. Cyclic voltammetry shows all the derivatives to undergo quasireversible reductions. In situ spectroelectrochemical studies prove that, depending on the number of nitrogen dopants, either neutral radicals (one nitrogen dopant) or radical cations (two nitrogen dopants) are formed upon reduction. The concept of cationic nitrogen doping and introducing helicity into nanographenes paves the way for the design and synthesis of expanded nanographenes or even graphene nanoribbons with cationic nitrogen dopants.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)15876-15881
Seitenumfang6
FachzeitschriftAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Jahrgang56
Ausgabenummer50
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 11 Dez. 2017
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

Scopus 85037351448
PubMed 28902969
ORCID /0000-0001-7323-7816/work/142257362

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Schlagwörter

  • graphene, helicene, nanographene, nitrogen doping, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons