To bend or not to bend-are heteroatom interactions within conjugated molecules effective in dictating conformation and planarity?

Gary Conboy; Howard J. Spencer; Enrico Angioni; Alexander L. Kanibolotsky; Neil J. Findlay; Simon J. Coles; Claire Wilson; Mateusz B. Pitak; Chad Risko; Veaceslav Coropceanu; Jean Luc Brédas; Peter J. Skabara

doi:10.1039/c6mh00051g

To bend or not to bend-are heteroatom interactions within conjugated molecules effective in dictating conformation and planarity?

Gary Conboy
, Howard J. Spencer
, Enrico Angioni
, Alexander L. Kanibolotsky
, Neil J. Findlay
, Simon J. Coles
, Claire Wilson
, Mateusz B. Pitak
, Chad Risko
, Veaceslav Coropceanu
, Jean Luc Brédas
, Peter J. Skabara

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Abstract

We consider the roles of heteroatoms (mainly nitrogen, the halogens and the chalcogens) in dictating the conformation of linear conjugated molecules and polymers through non-covalent intramolecular interactions. Whilst hydrogen bonding is a competitive and sometimes more influential interaction, we provide unambiguous evidence that heteroatoms are able to determine the conformation of such materials with reasonable predictability.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	333-339
Number of pages	7
Journal	Materials Horizons
Volume	3
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c6mh00051g
State	Published - Jul 2016
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Materials Science
Mechanics of Materials
Process Chemistry and Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Conboy, G., Spencer, H. J., Angioni, E., Kanibolotsky, A. L., Findlay, N. J., Coles, S. J., Wilson, C., Pitak, M. B., Risko, C., Coropceanu, V., Brédas, J. L., & Skabara, P. J. (2016). To bend or not to bend-are heteroatom interactions within conjugated molecules effective in dictating conformation and planarity? Materials Horizons, 3(4), 333-339. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6mh00051g

Conboy, G, Spencer, HJ, Angioni, E, Kanibolotsky, AL, Findlay, NJ, Coles, SJ, Wilson, C, Pitak, MB, Risko, C, Coropceanu, V , Brédas, JL & Skabara, PJ 2016, 'To bend or not to bend-are heteroatom interactions within conjugated molecules effective in dictating conformation and planarity?', Materials Horizons, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 333-339. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6mh00051g

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