title: Innocent BN bond substitution in anthracene derivatives.
abstract: Extended azaborine heterocycles are promising biomedical and electronic materials. Herein we report the synthesis of a novel family of azaborine anthracene derivatives and their structural, electrochemical and spectroscopic characterization. We observe that the properties of these materials are remarkably similar to the parent hydrocarbons, suggesting the innocence of the CC to BN bond substitution. Our results support the prospective stability to long-term usage of extended azaborines and the feasibility of using such materials in device applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA. klausen@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: van de Wouw
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA. klausen@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA. klausen@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Siegler
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA. klausen@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Klausen