Difuryl(supermesityl)borane: a versatile building block for extended π-conjugated materials

Dalton Trans. 2018 Aug 21;47(31):10399-10403. doi: 10.1039/c8dt01716f. Epub 2018 May 31.

Abstract

Direct functionalization and Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling of difuryl(supermesityl)borane (1) led to highly emissive organoborane compounds 3 and 4. Photophysical and TD-DFT studies reveal an increase of the HOMO levels with higher hetarene content and stabilization of the HOMO and LUMO levels through B-doping, leading to very robust, air-stable electron-accepting materials.