Twisted pyrene-fused azaacenes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Feb 25;50(16):1976-9. doi: 10.1039/c3cc48742c.

Abstract

An approach for introducing twists in pyrene-fused azaacenes is reported. Depending on the volume and the rigidity of the silyl groups, different-sized twist angles, which oscillate between 4° and 24°, are induced along the longitudinal conjugated backbone.