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α‐Oligofurans: Molecules without a Twist
Author(s) -
Bunz Uwe H. F.
Publication year - 2010
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.201002458
Subject(s) - planar , twist , alkyl , molecule , fluorescence , nanotechnology , materials science , chemistry , crystallography , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , physics , computer science , optics , mathematics , geometry , computer graphics (images)
Be planar! The planar oligofurans (see picture, lower; C gray, H white, O red) are, despite a lack of solubilizing alkyl groups, quite soluble. They are also highly fluorescent and surprisingly stable, and might give the oligothiophenes (upper; S yellow) a run for their money when seeking applications in organic electronics.