Peraryl Arsoles: Practical Synthesis, Electronic Structures, and Solid-State Emission Behaviors

N-Vinylthio Phthalimides (N-VTPs): Modular Reagents for Vinylthio AIEgen Transfer

Novel sulfur reagents N-vinylthio phthalimides (N-VTPs) have been employed as modular reagents for vinylthiolation, enabling the construction of aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active tetraaryldivinyl sulfides (TADVSs) and diarylvinyl sulfides (DAVSs). Notably, TADVSs with sulfur insertion to ethene stators are reported as AIE luminogens (AIEgens) for the first time, and the corresponding photophysical properties and aggregated confirmation have been detailed for the demonstration of the AIE effect. A water-soluble TADVS with a quinolinium salt was prepared for cell imaging.

4-Aryldithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]arsoles: effects of the As-substituent on the structure, photophysical properties, and stability

Dithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]arsole (DTA) is one of the representative arsenic-containing conjugated units. In this work, the effects of the As-substituent on the structure, photophysical properties, and stability were investigated. Surprisingly, the As-substituent affected the structural relaxation and stability in the photo-excited state, while there was negligible effect in the ground state. Bulky substituents resulted in red-shifted emissions due to the relaxation of steric repulsion upon photo-excitation. In addition, the crystal structure highly affected the photo-degradation behaviors.

Arsolyl-Supported Intermetallic Dative Bonding

The first examples of late transition metal η⁵-arsolyls (L = CO, P(OMe)₃; R = Ph, Me, Et, SiMe₃; R′ = Ph, H, Me, Et, Me) serve as ditopic donors to extraneous metal centres (M = Pt^II, Au^I, Hg^II) through both conventional As → M and polar-covalent (dative) Co → M interactions.

Cobalt carbonyl reacts with arsoles to provide the first late transition metal η⁵-arsolyls. These serve as ditopic donors to extraneous metal centres (M = Pt^II, Au^I, Hg^II) through both conventional AsM and polar-covalent (dative) CoM interactions.

Fundamental Study on Arsenic(III) Halides (AsX3; X = Br, I) toward the Construction of C3-Symmetrical Monodentate Arsenic Ligands

Arsenic ligands have attracted considerable attention in coordination chemistry. Arsenic(III) halides are the most important starting materials in the preparation of monodentate arsenic ligands. In this work, we optimized the synthetic methodologies of arsenic(III) halides (AsX₃; X = Br, I) and examined the difference of their physical properties such as solubility to organic solvent and reactivity to nucleophiles. In addition, a wide variety of monodentate arsenic ligands were prepared with the obtained AsX₃. Finally, the obtained monodentate arsenic ligands were utilized for copper-free Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction in the reaction system with porphyrin. The results showed that monodentate arsenic ligands have higher catalytic activity compared with triphenylphosphine because of the difference of the electronic features of lone pairs between arsenic and phosphorus atoms.

An Unusual and Facile Synthetic Route to Alumoles

Reaction of the aluminum dialkynyl LAl(CCR)₂ (L=N,N‐chelate ligand and R=organic group) with B(C₆F₅)₃ proceeds through an intermediate with Al⋅⋅⋅η²‐C≡C side‐on coordination to form the alumoles (2, 4, 6). A distinctive reaction pattern indicates a new facile synthetic route to aluminum‐containing heterocycles. The synthetic process is described, and the characterization of compounds and computational calculations were carried out. Furthermore, alumoles 2 and 4 exhibit an aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) of the bright yellow fluorescence.

Metallacycle Transfer and its Link to Light-Emitting Materials and Conjugated Polymers

Major advances in optoelectronic technologies (e. g., solar cells, organic light-emitting diodes, etc…) are prefaced by the discovery of new synthetic methodologies. In this review, the key role of the Fagan-Nugent reaction in enabling our team (and others) to gain access to new building blocks for luminescent materials and conjugated polymers bearing p-block elements will be described. The Fagan-Nugent reaction is extremely powerful as a synthetic tool since the efficient zirconium-element atom exchange involved affords a wide range of unsaturated inorganic heterocycles of controllable composition and function.

Synthesis of fluorescent polycarbonates with highly twisted N,N-bis(dialkylamino)anthracene AIE luminogens in the main chain

A synthetic route to embed aggregation-induced-emission-(AIE)-active luminophores in polycarbonates (PCs) in various ratios is reported. The AIE-active monomer is based on the structure of 9,10-bis(piperidyl)anthracene. The obtained PCs display good film-forming properties, similar to those observed in poly(bisphenol A carbonate) (Ba-PC). The fluorescence quantum yield (Φ) of the PC with 5 mol% AIE-active monomer was 0.04 in solution and 0.53 in solid state. Moreover, this PC is also miscible with commercially available Ba-PC at any blending ratio. A combined analysis by scanning electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry did not indicate any clear phase separation. These results thus suggest that even engineering plastics like polycarbonates can be functionalized with AIE luminogens without adverse effects on their physical properties.

The Dawn of Functional Organoarsenic Chemistry

Organoarsenic chemistry was actively studied until the middle of 20th century. Although various properties of organoarsenic compounds have been computationally predicted, for example, frontier orbital levels, aromaticity, and inversion energies, serious concern to the danger of their synthetic processes has restricted experimental studies. Conventional synthetic routes require volatile and toxic arsenic precursors. Recently, nonvolatile intermediate transformation (NIT) methods have been developed to safely access functional organoarsenic compounds. Important intermediates in the NIT methods are cyclooligoarsines, which are prepared from nonvolatile inorganic precursors. In particular, the new approach has realized experimental studies on conjugated arsenic compounds: arsole derivatives. The elucidation of their intrinsic properties has triggered studies on functional organoarsenic chemistry. As a result, various kinds of arsenic-containing π-conjugated molecules and polymers have been reported for the last few years. In this minireview, progress of this recently invigorated field is overviewed.