title: Synthesis and comparative characterization of 9-boraanthracene, 5-boranaphthacene, and 6-borapentacene stabilized by the H2IMes carbene.
abstract: A general procedure for the preparation of three N-heterocyclic carbene stabilized, boron-containing acenes (9-boraanthracene, 5-boranaphthacene, and 6-borapentacene) is presented. The key steps involve a transmetallation reaction between BCl(3) and an appropriate stannacyclic precursor, and the dehydrochlorination of the H(2)IMes adduct of the chloroborane product. Comparative structural, photophysical, and redox properties reveal narrow HOMO-LUMO gaps relative to the all-carbon acene analogues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W. Calgary, Alberta, T1N 1N4 Canada.
authors.forename: Thomas K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Warren E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Piers
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Keay
authors.forename: Masood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parvez