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BN versus CC: How Similar Are They?
Author(s) -
Liu Zhiqiang,
Marder Todd B.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200703535
Subject(s) - crystallography , field (mathematics) , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , mathematics , pure mathematics
One of these bonds is not like the others : Cyclic π systems in which BN units replace their isoelectronic CC counterparts have intrigued chemists and materials scientists for decades. The recent report of Piers et al. on the synthesis, crystal structure, and optical properties of 10a‐aza‐10b‐borapyrenes (see picture) represents a major breakthrough in this field.