A large pyrene-fused N-heteroacene: fifteen aromatic six-membered rings annulated in one row

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Jul 6;53(55):7772-7775. doi: 10.1039/c7cc03898d.

Abstract

Here, we present our recent progress on the synthesis, crystal structure, physical properties and DFT calculations of a novel large pyrene-fused N-heteroacene (15RINGS) with 15 aromatic six-membered rings linearly fused in one row. The long conjugated backbone (more than 35 Å) of 15RINGS possesses a dual-bending feature (the bending angle is about 13.2°).