Issue 37, 2022

Synthesis and electronic properties of bridged [8]-, [12]- and [16]-cyclo-para-phenylenes

Abstract

Hoop-shaped π-conjugated macrocycles constitute a new family of π-conjugated systems displaying unique properties induced by their radially directed π-orbitals. The electronic properties of these nanohoops are deeply dependent on their building units and their size. We report herein the first size dependence study of [8]-, [12]- and [16] cyclo-para-phenylenes bridged by nitrogen atoms. The properties were elucidated by 1H NMR, cyclic voltammetry, UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy (in solution and in thin film). Thus, this work reports one of the largest bridged nanohoops synthesized, namely [4]cyclo-para-9-ethylhexyl-2,7-diphenyl-carbazole [16]CPP4N, an analog of [16]CPP, which displays an alternation of four unbridged biphenylenes and four nitrogen bridged biphenylenes. Removing either all the unbridged phenylenes ([4]cyclo-para-9-ethylhexyl-carbazole [8]CPP4N, an analog of [8]CPP) or one building unit ([3]cyclo-para-9-ethylhexyl-2,7-diphenyl-carbazole [12]CPP3N, an analog of [12]CPP) allows decreasing the size of the nanohoop with nevertheless drastically different consequences on the properties. This is what we aim at reporting in this work.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and electronic properties of bridged [8]-, [12]- and [16]-cyclo-para-phenylenes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 3 2022
Accepted
15 8 2022
First published
12 9 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022,10, 14000-14009

Synthesis and electronic properties of bridged [8]-, [12]- and [16]-cyclo-para-phenylenes

F. Lucas, J. Rault-Berthelot, C. Quinton and C. Poriel, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 14000 DOI: 10.1039/D2TC00881E

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