Boron/nitrogen-doped fluoranthenes, a new class of BN-doped cyclopenta-fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, were synthesized via pyrrolic-type nitrogen directed C−H borylation. Regioselective bromination of BN-fluoranthene (3a) gave mono-and dibrominated BN-fluoranthenes. The halogenated BN-fluoranthene (3b) can undergo various of further crosscoupling reactions to deliver a series of BN-fluoranthenes. Moreover, incorporating BN unit in to fluoranthene resulted in a wider HOMO−LUMO energy gaps. The aromaticities of the BN-fluoranthene (3a) were quantified by experimental and computational studies.
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