Co-reporter:Shinichiro Osumi, Shohei Saito, Chuandong Dou, Kyohei Matsuo, Keita Kume, Hirofumi Yoshikawa, Kunio Awaga and Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Chemical Science 2016 vol. 7(Issue 1) pp:219-227
Publication Date(Web):24 Sep 2015
DOI:10.1039/C5SC02246K
The preparation of boron-doped nanocarbon scaffolds with well-defined structures is important for the understanding of the impact of boron doping on their properties and behavior at the molecular level. We recently succeeded in the synthesis of a structurally well-defined nanographene molecule, bearing two boron atoms at the central positions. In this study, the characteristic properties and functions of this boron-doped nanographene were investigated in terms of (1) Lewis acidity, (2) redox properties, and (3) electrode performance in a battery. This boron-doped nanographene was susceptible to chemical adsorption with various Lewis bases, resulting in significant changes in the absorption and fluorescence properties, as well as in the conformation of the honeycomb framework. The two-electron reduction of this boron-doped nanographene produced a dianionic species that showed a substantial biradical character with a triplet ground state. A Li battery electrode, composed of a boron-doped nanographene with small peripheral substituents, displayed a stable performance in the 1.5–4.0 V range with a first discharge capacity of 160 mA h g−1. These results provide important insights into the effect of boron doping on nanocarbon compounds.
Co-reporter:Dr. Chunxue Yuan;Dr. Shohei Saito;Dr. Cristopher Camacho;Dr. Tim Kowalczyk;Dr. Stephan Irle;Dr. Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Chemistry - A European Journal 2014 Volume 20( Issue 8) pp:
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/chem.201490028
Co-reporter:Dr. Chunxue Yuan;Dr. Shohei Saito;Dr. Cristopher Camacho;Dr. Tim Kowalczyk;Dr. Stephan Irle;Dr. Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Chemistry - A European Journal 2014 Volume 20( Issue 8) pp:2193-2200
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/chem.201303955
Abstract
The hybridization of flexible and rigid π-conjugated frameworks is a potent concept for producing new functional materials. In this article, a series of multifluorescent flapping π systems that combine a flexible cyclooctatetraene (COT) core and rigid aceneimide wings with various π-conjugation lengths has been designed and synthesized, and their structure/properties relationships have been investigated. Whereas these molecules have a V-shaped bent conformation in the ground state, the bent structure changes to a planar conformation in the lowest excited singlet (S1) state irrespective of the lengths of the aceneimide wings. However, the fluorescence behavior in solution is distinct between the naphthaleneimide system and the anthraceneimide system. The former has a nonemissive S1 state owing to the significant contribution of the antiaromatic character of the planar COT frontier molecular orbitals, thereby resulting in complete fluorescence quenching in solution. In contrast, the latter anthraceneimide system shows an intense emission, which is ascribed to the planar but distorted S1 state that shows the allowed transition between the π-molecular orbitals delocalized over the COT core and the acene wings. The other characteristic of these π systems is the significantly redshifted fluorescence in the crystalline state relative to their monomer fluorescence. The relationship between the packing structures and the fluorescence properties was investigated by preparing a series of hybrid π systems with different sizes of substituents on the imide moieties, which revealed the effect of the twofold π-stacked structure of the V-shaped molecules on the large bathochromic shift in emission.
Co-reporter:Chunxue Yuan ; Shohei Saito ; Cristopher Camacho ; Stephan Irle ; Ichiro Hisaki ;Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2013 Volume 135(Issue 24) pp:8842-8845
Publication Date(Web):May 30, 2013
DOI:10.1021/ja404198h
We have designed and synthesized a π-conjugated system that consists of a flexible and nonplanar π joint and two emissive rigid and planar wings. This molecular system exhibits respectively red, green, and blue (RGB) emission from a single-component luminophore in different environments, namely in polymer matrix, in solution, and in crystals. The flexible unit gives rise to a dynamic conformational change in the excited state from a nonplanar V-shaped structure to a planar structure, leading to a dual fluorescence of blue and green colors. The rigid and planar moieties favor the formation of a two-fold π-stacked array of the V-shaped molecules in the crystalline state, which produces a red excimer-like emission. These RGB emissions are attained without changing the excitation energy.
Co-reporter:Kazuhiko Nagura ; Shohei Saito ; Hitoshi Yusa ; Hiroshi Yamawaki ; Hiroshi Fujihisa ; Hiroyasu Sato ; Yuichi Shimoikeda ;Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2013 Volume 135(Issue 28) pp:10322-10325
Publication Date(Web):July 1, 2013
DOI:10.1021/ja4055228
Luminescent mechanochromism has been intensively studied in the past few years. However, the difference in the anisotropic grinding and the isotropic compression is not clearly distinguished in many cases, in spite of the importance of this discrimination for the application of such mechanochromic materials. We now report the distinct luminescent responses of a new organic fluorophore, tetrathiazolylthiophene, to these stresses. The multichromism is achieved over the entire visible region using the single fluorophore. The different mechanisms of a blue shift by grinding crystals and of a red shift under hydrostatic pressure are fully investigated, which includes a high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The anisotropic and isotropic modes of mechanical loading suppress and enhance the excimer formation, respectively, in the 3D hydrogen-bond network.
Co-reporter:Shohei Saito ; Kyohei Matsuo ;Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2012 Volume 134(Issue 22) pp:9130-9133
Publication Date(Web):May 17, 2012
DOI:10.1021/ja3036042
We disclose a new planarized triarylborane in which the tri-coordinated boron atom is embedded in a fully fused polycyclic π-conjugated skeleton. The compound shows high stability toward oxygen, water, and silica gel, despite the absence of steric protection around the B atom. Reflecting the electron-donating character of the π-skeleton and the electron-accepting character of the B atom, this compound shows broad absorption bands that cover the entire visible region and a fluorescence in the visible/near-IR region. In addition, this compound shows dramatic property changes upon formation of a tetra-coordinated borate, such as thermochromic behavior in the presence of pyridine.
Co-reporter:Dr. Chuong Dou;Dr. Shohei Saito;Kyohei Matsuo;Dr. Ichiro Hisaki;Dr. Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012 Volume 51( Issue 49) pp:12206-12210
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.201206699
Co-reporter:Dr. Chuong Dou;Dr. Shohei Saito;Kyohei Matsuo;Dr. Ichiro Hisaki;Dr. Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Angewandte Chemie 2012 Volume 124( Issue 49) pp:12372-12376
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.201206699
Co-reporter:Shinichiro Osumi, Shohei Saito, Chuandong Dou, Kyohei Matsuo, Keita Kume, Hirofumi Yoshikawa, Kunio Awaga and Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Chemical Science (2010-Present) 2016 - vol. 7(Issue 1) pp:NaN227-227
Publication Date(Web):2015/09/24
DOI:10.1039/C5SC02246K
The preparation of boron-doped nanocarbon scaffolds with well-defined structures is important for the understanding of the impact of boron doping on their properties and behavior at the molecular level. We recently succeeded in the synthesis of a structurally well-defined nanographene molecule, bearing two boron atoms at the central positions. In this study, the characteristic properties and functions of this boron-doped nanographene were investigated in terms of (1) Lewis acidity, (2) redox properties, and (3) electrode performance in a battery. This boron-doped nanographene was susceptible to chemical adsorption with various Lewis bases, resulting in significant changes in the absorption and fluorescence properties, as well as in the conformation of the honeycomb framework. The two-electron reduction of this boron-doped nanographene produced a dianionic species that showed a substantial biradical character with a triplet ground state. A Li battery electrode, composed of a boron-doped nanographene with small peripheral substituents, displayed a stable performance in the 1.5–4.0 V range with a first discharge capacity of 160 mA h g−1. These results provide important insights into the effect of boron doping on nanocarbon compounds.