Putting group 13 elements onto perylenes: highly fluorescent N-B-N- and N-Al-N-substituted polycyclic aromatics

Inorg Chem. 2008 Dec 15;47(24):11467-9. doi: 10.1021/ic8017453.

Abstract

Metalation of 3,4,9,10-tetraaminoperylene with boron and aluminum complex fragments has given rise to a new class of highly fluorescent N-B-N- and N-Al-N-substituted dyes with fluorescence quantum yields of up to 82%.