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Triperyleno[3,3,3]Propellane Triimides: Achieving A New Generation Of Quasi-D3h Symmetric Nanostructures In Organic Electronics, Lingling Lv, Josiah Roberts, Chengyi Xiao, Zhenmei Jia, Wei Jiang, Chad Risko, Lei Zhang

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Rigid three-dimensional (3D) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), in particular 3D nanographenes, have garnered interest due to their potential use in semiconductor applications and as models to study through-bond and through-space electronic interactions. Herein we report the development of a novel 3D-symmetric rylene imide building block, triperyleno[3,3,3]propellane triimides (6), that possesses three perylene monoimide subunits fused on a propellane. This building block shows several promising characteristics, including high solubility, large π-surfaces, electron-accepting capabilities, and a variety of reactive sites. Further, the building block is compatible with different reactions to readily yield quasi-D_3h symmetric nanostructures (9, …