Frontispiece: Recent Advances in the Core‐Annulation of Naphthalene Diimides

Naphthalene diimides (NDIs) are robust, planar molecules with tuneable electronic properties. Their electron deficient polycyclic aromatic structure yields high electron affinity and a capability of self‐assembly to form higher architectures. Functionalisation may dramatically change the photophysic...

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Published inChemistry : a European journal Vol. 25; no. 29
Main Authors Insuasty, Alberto, Maniam, Subashani, Langford, Steven J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 23.05.2019
Subjects
annulation
annulenes
carbocycles
Chemical reactions
Chemistry
Electron affinity
heterocycles
Naphthalene
naphthalene diimides
Organic chemistry
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Summary:Naphthalene diimides (NDIs) are robust, planar molecules with tuneable electronic properties. Their electron deficient polycyclic aromatic structure yields high electron affinity and a capability of self‐assembly to form higher architectures. Functionalisation may dramatically change the photophysical properties of the NDIs. One effective way used to control the opto/electronic properties of NDIs is to extend the π‐system with fused aromatic or heteroaromatic rings (annulenes), which lead to a subclass of annulated NDIs. For a systematic outlook on the synthetic strategies used to make the diverse variety of core‐annulated systems, see the Minireview by S. J. Langford et al. on page 7058 ff.
ISSN:0947-6539
1521-3765
DOI:10.1002/chem.201982962