title: B2N2-Dibenzo[a,e]pentalenes: Effect of the BN Orientation Pattern on Antiaromaticity and Optoelectronic Properties.
abstract: Two BN units were embedded in dibenzo[a,e]pentalene with different orientation patterns, which significantly modulated its antiaromaticity and optoelectronic properties. Importantly, the vital role of the BN orientation in conjugated molecules with more than one BN unit was demonstrated for the first time. This work indicates a large potential of the BN/CC isosterism for the development of new antiaromatic systems and highlights the importance of precise control of the BN substitution patterns in conjugated materials.
authors.affiliation: †Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Xiao-Ye
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: †Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Akimitsu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Narita
authors.affiliation: ‡Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) and Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Xinliang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: †Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Müllen