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¹Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.

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Background:

Tetraazapentacenes and tetraazaheptacenes are nitrogen-containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with potential electronic applications.
Achieving solubility and stability in these extended pi-systems is crucial for practical use.
Molecular design strategies are needed to tune their properties.

Purpose of the Study:

To synthesize novel soluble butterfly-shaped tetraazapentacenes and tetraazaheptacenes.
To investigate the impact of benzannulation on the stability and electronic properties of tetraazaheptacenes.

Main Methods:

Synthesis via condensation reactions.
Synthesis utilizing Stille coupling with a stannafluorene derivative.
Characterization of the resulting tetraazaacenes.

Main Results:

Successfully prepared soluble butterfly-shaped tetraazapentacenes and tetraazaheptacenes.
Demonstrated that fourfold benzannulation dramatically increases the stability of tetraazaheptacenes.
Confirmed that benzannulation largely retains the acene character of the tetraazaheptacenes.

Conclusions:

Soluble butterfly-shaped tetraazaacenes can be synthesized using established organic reactions.
Benzannulation is an effective strategy to enhance the stability of tetraazaheptacenes.
The developed tetraazaheptacenes maintain significant acene characteristics, suggesting potential for electronic applications.