title: Dibenzophosphapentaphenes: exploiting P chemistry for gap fine-tuning and coordination-driven assembly of planar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
abstract: A synthetic route to planar P-modified polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is described. The presence of a reactive σ(3),λ(3)-P moiety within the sp(2)-carbon scaffold allows the preparation of a new family of PAHs displaying tunable optical and redox properties. Their frontier molecular orbitals (MOs) are derived from the corresponding phosphole MOs and show extended conjugation with the entire π framework. The coordination ability of the P center allows the coordination-driven assembly of two molecular PAHs onto a Au(I) ion.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 CNRS - Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Pierre-Antoine
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bouit
authors.forename: Aude
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Escande
authors.forename: Rózsa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Szűcs
authors.forename: Dénes
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Szieberth
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lescop
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nyulászi
authors.forename: Muriel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hissler
authors.forename: Régis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Réau