Synthesis, self-assembly, and air-stable radical anions of unconventional 6,7-bis-nitrated <i>N</i>-annulated perylene diimides
Jonathan Cann, Benjamin S. Gelfand, Gregory C. Welch
Abstract
Unusual 6,7-bis-nitrated <italic>N</italic>-annulated perylene diimides are reported which have stabilized frontier molecular orbitals. The highly stabilized LUMO enables the generation of air-stable radical anions.
Topics & Concepts
PeryleneChemistryPhotochemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryMoleculeLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsOrganic and Molecular Conductors ResearchMolecular Sensors and Ion Detection