Thiophene-fused aromatic belts
Abstract Aromatic belts, ultrashort carbon nanotubes, and related structures, are emerging molecular entities in the fields of organic electronics and supramolecular chemistry owing to their structural rigidity, fully fused π-conjugation, and well-defined cavity. Synthesis of aromatic belts with emb...
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| author | Hiroki Shudo Philipp Wiesener Elena Kolodzeiski Kiichi Mizukami Daiki Imoto Harry Mönig Saeed Amirjalayer Hirotoshi Sakamoto Henning Klaasen Bart Jan Ravoo Nobuo Kimizuka Akiko Yagi Kenichiro Itami |
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| description | Abstract Aromatic belts, ultrashort carbon nanotubes, and related structures, are emerging molecular entities in the fields of organic electronics and supramolecular chemistry owing to their structural rigidity, fully fused π-conjugation, and well-defined cavity. Synthesis of aromatic belts with embedded thiophene structures, which manifest significant optoelectronic and conductive properties, has not yet been achieved. Herein, we report the synthesis of thiophene-fused aromatic belts (thiophene belts) via one-step sulfur cross-linking reaction of partially fluorinated cycloparaphenylenes. Their structural features, including unidirectional columnar stacking with high dipole moment in crystals, two-dimensional layer assembly on metal surfaces, and photophysical properties, such as long-lifetime phosphorescence, are uncovered. These distinctive features of the thiophene belts should inspire a range of applications such as optoelectronic devices and polar materials. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-13e7b261ad204224a4aa79141ba9b4882025-02-09T12:45:04ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-02-011611910.1038/s41467-025-55896-wThiophene-fused aromatic beltsHiroki Shudo0Philipp Wiesener1Elena Kolodzeiski2Kiichi Mizukami3Daiki Imoto4Harry Mönig5Saeed Amirjalayer6Hirotoshi Sakamoto7Henning Klaasen8Bart Jan Ravoo9Nobuo Kimizuka10Akiko Yagi11Kenichiro Itami12Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University; ChikusaInstitute of Physics, University of MünsterTUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of MunichGraduate School of Engineering, Kyushu UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University; ChikusaInstitute of Physics, University of MünsterInterdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, Heidelberg UniversityInstitute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto UniversityOrganic Chemistry Institute, University of MünsterOrganic Chemistry Institute, University of MünsterGraduate School of Engineering, Kyushu UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University; ChikusaInstitute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University; ChikusaAbstract Aromatic belts, ultrashort carbon nanotubes, and related structures, are emerging molecular entities in the fields of organic electronics and supramolecular chemistry owing to their structural rigidity, fully fused π-conjugation, and well-defined cavity. Synthesis of aromatic belts with embedded thiophene structures, which manifest significant optoelectronic and conductive properties, has not yet been achieved. Herein, we report the synthesis of thiophene-fused aromatic belts (thiophene belts) via one-step sulfur cross-linking reaction of partially fluorinated cycloparaphenylenes. Their structural features, including unidirectional columnar stacking with high dipole moment in crystals, two-dimensional layer assembly on metal surfaces, and photophysical properties, such as long-lifetime phosphorescence, are uncovered. These distinctive features of the thiophene belts should inspire a range of applications such as optoelectronic devices and polar materials.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-55896-w |
| spellingShingle | Hiroki Shudo Philipp Wiesener Elena Kolodzeiski Kiichi Mizukami Daiki Imoto Harry Mönig Saeed Amirjalayer Hirotoshi Sakamoto Henning Klaasen Bart Jan Ravoo Nobuo Kimizuka Akiko Yagi Kenichiro Itami Thiophene-fused aromatic belts Nature Communications |
| title | Thiophene-fused aromatic belts |
| title_full | Thiophene-fused aromatic belts |
| title_fullStr | Thiophene-fused aromatic belts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thiophene-fused aromatic belts |
| title_short | Thiophene-fused aromatic belts |
| title_sort | thiophene fused aromatic belts |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-55896-w |
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