Silicon-Bridged Biaryls: Molecular
Design, New Synthesis, and Luminescence Control

Masaki Shimizu; Tamejiro Hiyama

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Synlett 2012(7): 973-989
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1290566

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Silicon-Bridged Biaryls: Molecular Design, New Synthesis, and Luminescence Control

Masaki Shimizu*^a, Tamejiro Hiyama^b
^a Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
Fax: +81(75)3832445; e-Mail: m.shimizu@hs2.ecs.kyoto-u.ac.jp;
^b Research & Development Initiative, Chuo University, 1-13-27, Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan

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Received 25 October 2011
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24 February 2012 (online)

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Abstract

This Account describes our contribution to the development of synthetic methods for silicon-bridged biaryls such as 9-silafluorenes and [1]benzosilolo[3,2-b][1]indoles and the photophysical characteristics of compounds obtained using these brand-new syntheses, along with those of 4,5-silicon-bridged silafluorenes prepared using the conventional synthesis.

1 Introduction

2 Design, Preparation, and Photophysical Properties of Silicon-Bridged Silafluorenes

2.1 Molecular Design

2.2 Synthesis

2.3 Structures

2.4 Photophysical Properties

3 Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Coupling of 2-(Arylsilyl)aryl Triflates: New Synthetic Method for Silicon-Bridged Biaryls

3.1 Reaction Design

3.2 Optimization and Scope

3.3 Synthetic Methods for 9-Silafluorenes Developed by Other Groups

4 Photophysical Properties of Functionalized 9-Silafluorenes

4.1 Violet-Emissive 9-Silafluorenes

4.2 D-π-A-type 9-Silafluorenes

5 Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Coupling of 2-(2-Indolylsilyl)aryl Triflates through 1,2-Silicon Migration

5.1 Discovery

5.2 Scope and Mechanism

6 Photophysical Properties of Silicon-Bridged 2-Arylindoles

6.1 Fluorescence

6.2 Comparison with Carbon Analogue

7 Conclusion

Keywords

arenes - cyclization - fluorescence - materials - silicon

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