title: BN-Dibenzo[a,o]picenes: analogues of an unknown polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
abstract: Reflecting on synthetic pinnacles: Whereas the parent hydrocarbon is not readily accessible, several examples of BN substituted-dibenzo[a,o]picenes can be prepared in two steps from known starting materials. These non-linear heptacene analogues are water-stable materials. Their preparation utilizes a potentially general method for preparing extended BN analogues of difficult-to-synthesize polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon frameworks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4 (Canada) http://www.ucalgary.ca/wpiers.
authors.forename: Benedikt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Neue
authors.forename: Juan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Araneda
authors.forename: Warren E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Piers
authors.forename: Masood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parvez
keywords: B,N heterocycles; DFT calculations; fluorescence; heptacenes; π-stacking