Azaborine chemistry and applications

In recent years, there has been an enormous interest in azaborine, aromatic compounds in which a C=C bond has been replaced by the isoelectric B-N bond. In this way, new compounds can be accessed that retain aromaticity but present very different properties due to the polarization of the B-N bond.
In this context, we have started a line aimed at developing new synthetic routes for the preparation of BN-isosters of polycyclic aromatic compounds, focusing on the search for simple and efficient methods and the possibility of accessing structures not described so far. On the other hand, the analysis of the physical-chemical properties of the synthesized compounds allows the acquisition of new knowledge about the behavior of these systems, with the final objective of facilitating the rational design of more complex systems with improved properties, mainly from a photophysical point of view.

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