Probing peripheral H-bonding functionalities in BN-doped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Tasseroul, Jonathan, Lorenzo-Garcia, Maria Mercedes, Dosso, Jacopo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4173-3430, Simon, Francois, Velari, Simone, De Vita, Alessandro, Tecilla, Paolo and Bonifazi, Davide ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5717-0121 2020. Probing peripheral H-bonding functionalities in BN-doped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Journal of Organic Chemistry 85 (5) , pp. 3454-3464. 10.1021/acs.joc.9b03202

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Abstract

The replacement of carbon atoms at the zig-zag periphery of a benzo[fg]tetracenyl derivative with an NBN atomic triad allows the formation of heteroatom-doped PAHs isosteres, which expose BN mimics of the amidic NH functions. Their ability to form H-bonded complexes has never been touched so far. Herein we report the first solution recognition studies of peripherally NBN-doped PAHs to form double H-bonded DD•AA and ADDA•DAAD-type complexes with suitable complementary H-bonding acceptor partners. The first determination of the Ka in solution showed that the 1:1 association strength is around 27 ± 1 M-1 for the DD•AA complexes in C6D6, whereas it rises to 1820 ± 130 M-1 for the ADDA•DAAD array in CDCl3. Given the interest of BN-doped polyaro-matic hydrocarbons in supramolecular and materials chemistry, it is expected that these findings will open new possibilities to design novel materials, where the H-bonding properties of peripheral NH hydrogens could serve as anchors to tailor the organiza-tional properties of PAHs.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
ISSN:	0022-3263
Funders:	ERC
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 February 2020
Date of Acceptance:	6 February 2020
Last Modified:	12 Nov 2024 07:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/129640

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