New azaborine-thiophene heteroacenes

Abstract

A new class of heteroacenes containing B, N and S elements in the 22-electron aromatic nucleus has been synthesized by reaction of diaminoterthiophenes with dichlorophenylborane. Their structure was studied by X-ray crystallography and DFT calculations. UV-Vis absorption /emission spectroscopy shows high rigidity and deep-blue fluorescence of these compounds.