Breathing new life into nonalternant hydrocarbon chemistry: Syntheses and properties of polycyclic hydrocarbons containing azulene, pentalene, and heptalene …

A Konishi, M Yasuda - Chemistry Letters, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Azulene 1, pentalene 2, and heptalene 3 are classical nonalternant hydrocarbons.
Their fascinating π-frameworks, consecutive arrangements of odd-membered carbocycles …

Azulene‐Based Molecules, Polymers, and Frameworks for Optoelectronic and Energy Applications

J Huang, S Huang, Y Zhao, B Feng, K Jiang… - Small …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Azulene has a considerably larger dipole moment than its isomer naphthalene; it also has
unique physicochemical properties, including different reactivities on five‐and seven …

Transition-metal-catalyzed C–C bond-forming reactions via C–H activation for the development of fluorescent materials with practical value

K Wang, J Zhang, R Hu, C Liu, TA Bartholome… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fluorescent materials of practical value have attracted considerable attention because of
their important applications in the fields of bioprobes, chemosensors, organic light-emitting …

Modular Synthesis of Structurally Diverse Azulene‐Embedded Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Knoevenagel‐Type Condensation

R Liu, Y Fu, F Wu, F Liu, JJ Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The research interest in azulene‐embedded polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has
significantly increased recently, but the lack of efficient synthetic strategies impedes the …

Rational design of organic molecules with inverted gaps between the first excited singlet and triplet

R Pollice, B Ding, A Aspuru-Guzik - Matter, 2024 - cell.com
One implication of Hund's first rule for molecules is that the first excited triplet is, for most
molecules, more stable than the first excited singlet. Only few structural motifs are known to …

Gold self-relay catalysis for accessing functionalized cyclopentenones bearing an all-carbon quaternary stereocenter

FT Meng, JL Chen, XY Qin, TS Zhang, SJ Tu… - Organic Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A new gold (I) self-relay catalysis consisting of a 3, 3-rearrangement, Nazarov cyclization
and Michael addition cascade of 1, 3-enyne acetates with aurones and their derived …

Direct Access to Functionalized Azulenes and Pseudoazulenes via Unconventional Alkyne Cyclization Reactions

SR Wang - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to the unique chemical structure and photophysical properties of azulene, azulene
derivatives show great promise for a wide range of prospective technical applications, such …

6, 6′-Diaryl-substituted biazulene diimides for solution-processable high-performance n-type organic semiconductors

H Xin, J Li, C Ge, X Yang, T Xue, X Gao - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Azulene, a non-benzenoid aromatic hydrocarbon, is a promising building block for
constructing organic optoelectronic materials. Herein, a series of 6, 6′-diaryl-substituted …

Palladium-catalyzed double decarboxylative [3+ 2] annulation of naphthalic anhydrides with internal alkynes

C Kanganavaree, K Kantarod, T Worakul… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A palladium-catalyzed [3+ 2] annulation of naphthalic anhydrides with internal alkynes has
been developed. The present protocol offers an efficient and convenient route to access a …

Regioselective and Chemodivergent Synthesis of Azulenolactones and Azulenolactams from Rhodium (III)‐Catalyzed Reactions of Azulenecarboxamides with …

SC Lee, JY Son, JY Kim, H Eom… - … Synthesis & Catalysis, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A regioselective and chemodivergent synthetic approach for azulenolactones and
azulenolactams as a new scaffold was demonstrated through Rh (III)‐catalyzed reaction of N …