Inorganic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(12), P. 5295 - 5314
Published: March 15, 2024
"Homoleptic"
tetracoordinate
boron
compounds,
in
which
the
central
atom
links
to
four
identical
atoms,
are
a
special
and
important
family
of
compounds.
During
past
decades,
they
have
been
extensively
employed
inorganic,
organic,
macromolecular,
materials
chemistry.
Many
them
exhibit
diverse
range
outstanding
properties,
therefore,
synthesis
application
those
compounds
emerged
as
hot
research
topic
modern
This
review
summarizes
discusses
"homoleptic"
organized
according
kinds
atoms
coordinated
boron.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Jan. 7, 2025
3-Amino
boron
dipyrromethenes
(BODIPYs)
are
a
versatile
class
of
fluorophores
widely
utilized
in
live
cell
imaging,
photodynamic
therapy,
and
fluorescent
materials
science.
Despite
the
growing
demand
for
optically
active
BODIPYs,
synthesis
chiral
3-amino-BODIPYs,
particularly
catalytic
asymmetric
version,
remains
challenge.
Herein,
we
report
boron-stereogenic
3-amino-BODIPYs
via
palladium-catalyzed
desymmetric
C–N
cross-coupling
prochiral
3,5-dihalogen-BODIPYs.
This
approach
features
broad
substrate
scope,
excellent
functional
group
tolerance,
high
efficiency,
remarkable
enantioselectivities,
under
mild
reaction
conditions.
Further
stereospecific
formation
3,5-diamino-BODIPYs,
along
with
an
investigation
into
photophysical
properties
resulting
optical
BODIPYs
also
explored.
protocol
not
only
enriches
chemical
space
chiroptical
BODIPY
dyes
but
contributes
to
realm
chemistry.
(BODIPYs),
which
useful
science,
authors
first
cross-couplings.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(13), P. 4381 - 4391
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Four-coordinate
organoboron
derivatives
present
interesting
chemical,
physical,
biological,
electronical,
and
optical
properties.
Given
the
increasing
demand
for
synthesis
of
smart
functional
materials
based
on
chiral
compounds,
exploration
stereoselective
boron-stereogenic
organo-derivatives
is
highly
desirable.
However,
construction
compounds
stereogenic
at
boron
has
been
far
less
studied
than
other
elements
main
group
due
to
configurational
stability
concerns.
Nowadays,
these
species
are
no
longer
elusive
configurationally
stable
have
highlighted.
The
idea
show
potential
building
four-coordinate
centre
encourage
future
endeavors
developments
in
field.
European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
27(14)
Published: March 7, 2024
Abstract
Boron‐based
enantiomerism
is
fragile
due
to
the
inherent
tendency
of
a
dissociation
ligand
from
tetra‐coordinate
chiral
boron
complexes
under
formation
achiral
tri‐coordinate
species.
This
review
will
present
different
approaches
in
overcoming
racemization
boron‐stereogenic
compounds.
When
embedded
an
environment
ligands
or
substituents,
configurationally
stable
stereogenic
centers
can
form
diastereoselective
manner.
Compounds
incorporating
as
exclusive
center
are
obtained
by
resolution
racemic
mixtures.
The
recently
developed
–
much
more
efficient
methods
catalytic,
enantioselective
creation
compounds
highlighted
this
review.
Finally
chiroptical
properties
enantiomerically
pure
that
makes
them
promising
materials
devices
addressed.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: March 19, 2025
Tetracoordinate
boron-based
fluorescent
materials
have
shown
extensively
applications
in
chemistry,
biology
and
science
owing
to
their
unique
optoelectronic
properties.
However,
constructing
chiral
boron-stereogenic
fluorophores
through
practical
universal
strategies
remains
rare
challenging.
Herein,
as
a
proof
of
concept,
we
report
an
enantioselective
postfunctionalization
boron
dipyrromethene
dyes
(BODIPYs),
acess
BODIPYs
moderate
good
yields
with
commendable
enantioselectivity.
Chiral
attracted
increasing
attention
not
only
distinctively
photophysical
properties
circularly
polarized
luminescence
(CPL)
materials,
but
also
diversely
structural
modification.
In
this·work,
present
phase-transfer-catalyst
enabled
C–N
coupling
reaction
diverse
nucleophiles.
This
method
serves
SNAr
(nucleophilic
aromatic
substitution
reaction)
route
achieve
series
amido/amino
well
demonstrates
promising
CD
and·CPL·activities,
excellent
biocompatibility,
high
specificities,
showing
potential
imaging
agents.
Constructing
Here,
the
authors
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
42(19), P. 2401 - 2411
Published: May 27, 2024
Comprehensive
Summary
The
21
st
century
has
witnessed
a
continuous
evolution
in
the
development
of
boron‐stereogenic
chemistry.
Since
1990s,
various
innovations
for
synthesis
tetracoordinate
compounds,
which
exhibited
great
potential
applications,
have
been
demonstrated
by
synthetic
chemists.
This
paper
reviews
significant
progress
and
recent
advances
towards
assembly
enantioenriched
hopes
to
shed
light
on
new
perspectives
inspire
further
research
this
emerging
field.
The Chemical Record,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
23(11)
Published: Aug. 9, 2023
Abstract
Since
their
first
demonstration,
thermally
activated
delayed
fluorescence
(TADF)
materials
have
been
emerged
as
the
most
promising
emitters
because
of
applications
in
optoelectronics,
typified
by
organic
light‐emitting
diodes
(OLEDs).
In
which,
rigid
oxygen
bridged
boron
acceptor‐featured
(
DOBNA
)
gained
tremendous
impetus
for
OLEDs,
which
is
ascribed
to
excellent
external
quantum
efficiency
(EQE).
However,
these
often
displayed
severe
roll‐off
and
poor
operational
stability.
Therefore,
there
needs
be
a
comprehensive
understanding
aspect
molecular
design
structure‐property
relationship.
To
best
our
knowledge,
no
detailed
review
on
structure‐function
outlook
‐based
emphasizing
effect
nature
donor
units,
number
density,
substitution
pattern
physicochemical
properties,
excited
state
dynamics
OLED
performance
were
reported.
fill
this
gap,
herein
we
presented
recent
advancements
acceptor
featured
TADF
classifying
them
into
several
subgroups
based
i.
e.
donor‐acceptor
(D−A),
D−A‐D,
A−D‐A,
multi‐resonant
(MR‐TADF)
emitters.
The
concepts,
along
with
respective
performances
summarized.
Finally,
prospective
class
forthcoming
displays
also
discussed.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 29, 2024
The
molecular
engineering
of
boron
dipyrromethenes
(BODIPYs)
has
garnered
widespread
attention
due
to
their
structural
diversity
enabling
tailored
physicochemical
properties
for
optimal
applications.
However,
catalytic
enantioselective
synthesis
structurally
diverse
boron-stereogenic
BODIPYs
through
intermolecular
desymmetrization
and
with
atroposelectivity
remains
elusive.
Here,
we
showcase
rhodium(II)-catalyzed
site-specific
C-H
(hetero)arylations
prochiral
polysubstituted
diazonaphthoquinonesand
diazoindenines,
providing
efficient
pathways
the
rapid
assembly
versatile
(hetero)arylated
axially
chiral
long-range
axial
rotational
restriction
modes.
synthetic
application
procedures
been
emphasized
by
BODIPY
derivatives
various
functions.
Photophysical
properties,
bioimaging,
lipid
droplet-specific
targeting
capability
are
also
demonstrated,
indicating
promising
applications
in
biomedical
research,
medicinal
chemistry,
material
science.