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5-(Hetero)aryl-Substituted 9-Hydroxyphenalenones: Synthesis and Electronic Properties of Multifunctional Donor-Acceptor Conjugates

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The universe of donor and acceptor building blocks is often nonluminescent. However, if linked together by our protection-group-free Suzuki coupling as an ignition we can efficiently launch electronically diverse functional donor–acceptor molecules. A colorful “glow in the dark” property can be introduced from the unique electron acceptor 9-hydroxyphenalenone and suitable π-donors. This results in tunable luminophores with interesting functionalities and electronic properties. More information can be found in the Full Paper by T. J. J. Müller et al. (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700553).

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