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Indeno[1,2‐b]fluorenes: Fully Conjugated Antiaromatic Analogues of Acenes
Author(s) -
Chase Daniel T.,
Rose Bradley D.,
McClintock Sean P.,
Zakharov Lev N.,
Haley Michael M.
Publication year - 2011
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.201006312
Subject(s) - antiaromaticity , pentacene , conjugated system , chemistry , computer science , aromaticity , organic chemistry , molecule , polymer , layer (electronics) , thin film transistor
What IF? Fully conjugated, formally antiaromatic indeno[1,2‐ b ]fluorenes (IFs; see structure) were synthesized from the corresponding diones by the SnCl 2 ‐promoted reduction often used to generate acenes. Their optoelectronic properties suggest that indenofluorenes might serve as alternatives to the more traditionally utilized acenes such as pentacene for materials applications.