Internally BN‐Doped Coronene
We present the first synthesis of internally BN-doped coronenes (B2N2-C, H-B2N2-C, and 2H-B2N2-C) with two covalent B─N units embedded on the central axis of coronene. The B─N doping leads to unique electronic structures with distinct charge distribution, conjugation, aromaticity, and photophysical properties. The structures were successfully identified by the single-crystal X-ray scattering. B2N2-C without sidechains retains the structure of coronene but exhibits stronger π-π stacking, higher electronic coupling, and a narrowed solid-state bandgap. Driven by the B─N dipole-dipole interaction, all B2N2-coronene derivatives exhibit more ordered assembly with excimer emission in solution, which is absent in coronene. Notably, two stable polymorphs emerge in single crystals of 2H-B2N2-C with two hexyl chains: a kinetically stable rod phase and a thermodynamically stable plate phase, where variations in processing conditions direct the formation of different phases.
Authors
- Jie‐Yu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1903-8928)
- Kexiang Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3247-2964)
- Y. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0540-7931)
- Ze‐Fan Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5590-0768)
- Jian Pei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2222-5361)
- Yi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9481-2429)
- Jing‐Cai Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7899-5118)
- Yu‐Chun Xu
- Xuan-Yu Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0130-5394)
Institutions
- King University (US)
- Peking University (CN)
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202509971
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.68
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality
- Nankai University
- Peking University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China