Chun-Lin Deng

Jan 16, 2024 | pubs.rsc.org | Akachukwu D. Obi |Chun-Lin Deng |Andrew Alexis |Diane Dickie

Geminal bimetallic coordination of a carbone to main-group and transition metals† The non-bonding carbone lone pair in geometrically-constrained antimony and bismuth carbodiphosphorane complexes readily complexed AuCl to afford rare examples of geminal bimetallic carbone coordination featuring a main-group metal. This article is Open Access Fetching data from CrossRef.

Dec 5, 2023 | nature.com | Chun-Lin Deng |Samir Sarkar |Diane Dickie

AbstractSubstitution of a C=C bond by an isoelectronic B–N bond is a well-established strategy to alter the electronic structure and stability of acenes. BN-substituted acenes that possess narrow energy gaps have attractive optoelectronic properties. However, they are susceptible to air and/or light. Here we present the design, synthesis and molecular structures of fully π-conjugated cationic BN-doped acenes stabilized by carbodicarbene ligands.