@phdthesis{Riensch2021,
  author    = {Riensch, Nicolas Alexander},
  title     = {Silicon/Boron Exchange Routes to Novel Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Molecules, Oligomers, Polymers and Macrocycles},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-23865},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-238657},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Industrially used semiconducting materials, building blocks of modern electronics and computer industry, are mostly based on inorganic, crystalline solids, which have the drawback of relatively high production costs. As an alternative, organic pi-conjugated systems show enhanced flexibility and processability as well as the opportunity to obtain light-weight materials. They have emerged as attractive candidates, especially since elements beyond hydrogen and carbon can be used to create pi-conjugated frameworks. In recent years, pi-conjugated oligomers and polymers with tricoordinate boron centers incorporated into the main chain of such organic polymers have attracted considerable attention as the interaction of the vacant p orbital on boron with an adjacent pi system of the chain leads to extended conjugated materials. These materials show intriguing optical and electronic properties and potential applications in organic electronics and optoelectronics (OLEDs, OFETs, photovoltaics) or as sensory materials. In this thesis, a catalytic Si/B exchange reaction protocol is used as a facile and highly effective B-C bond formation method to synthesize organoboron molecules, oligomers, polymers and macrocycles. This reaction is applied to synthesize a series of thienyl- and furylborane based materials. Special focus is on furylborane based materials, which, in general, have been only scarcely explored so far. This is mainly due to synthetic challenges since furan decomposes readily in the presence of light and oxygen. Our mild and highly selective reaction protocol in combination with sufficient kinetic protection of the boron centers gives access to a series of extended organoboranes featuring furylborane units in the main chain. Furthermore, kinetically stabilized furylboranes are established as highly robust and versatile building blocks for pi conjugated materials. The obtained materials reveal remarkable luminescence properties. The scope of potential starting materials was investigated by a catalyst screening, demonstrating that the Si/B exchange reaction can also be performed for less reactive aryldichloroboranes. Furthermore, borazine-based hybrid cyclomatrix microspheres have been synthesized via a Si/B exchange condensation reaction under precipitation polymerization conditions. Finally, synthetic routes to tetrabora- and diboraporphyrinogens were attempted in a multi-step reaction procedure. In the case for tetraboraporphyrinogens, the final macrocyclization reaction under pseudo high-dilution conditions afforded a mixture of macrocycles with different ring sizes. UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopic analysis indicated significant differences in comparison to their linear congeners.},
  subject      = {Bororganische Verbindungen},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Crumbach2021,
  author    = {Crumbach, Merian},
  title     = {Modifying the Optoelectronic Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Linear Oligomers by Doping with Boron and Further Heteroatoms},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-24284},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-242845},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Der Austausch ausgew{\"a}hlter CC-Einheiten durch ihre isoelektronischen und isosteren BN-Einheiten in π-konjugierten organischen Verbindungen (BN/CC-Isosterie), insbesondere in polyzyklischen aromatischen Kohlenwasserstoffen (PAKs), hat sich als erfolgreiche Strategie zur Herstellung neuartiger organisch-anorganischer Hybridmaterialien erwiesen, die strukturelle {\"A}hnlichkeiten mit ihren reinen Kohlenstoff Analoga aufweisen, aber in vielen F{\"a}llen mit ver{\"a}nderten faszinierenden Eigenschaften und Funktionen. In den ersten beiden Kapiteln werden die Synthese und Eigenschaften von neuartigen BNB-dotierten Phenalenylen, Dithienoazadiborepinen und Dithienooxadiborepinen vorgestellt. Die optoelektronischen Eigenschaften dieser neuen Bauelemente k{\"o}nnen durch Variation der eingebauten Ar- (Mes, Tip, FMes) und R-Gruppen (H, Me, i-Pr, t-Bu, Ph) effektiv eingestellt werden. Theoretische Untersuchungen, einschließlich NICS (Nucleus Independent Chemical Shift) Scans und AICD (Anisotropy of the Induced Current Density)-Berechnungen, wurden durchgef{\"u}hrt und geben Einblick in ihren aromatischen oder antiaromatischen Charakter. Der Einbau von BP-Einheiten, welche mit BN und CC valenz-isoelektronisch sind, in unges{\"a}ttigte organische Verbindungen ist dagegen bisher kaum untersucht worden, obwohl das Potenzial der resultierenden BCP-Hybridmaterialien f{\"u}r elektronische Anwendungen erst k{\"u}rzlich erkannt wurde. Konjugierte Hauptkettenpolymere mit BP-Fragmenten im R{\"u}ckgrat sind bisher unbekannt. Die ersten molekularen Modellverbindungen f{\"u}r ein BP-Analogon des konjugierten Polymers Poly(p-phenylen-vinylen) (PPV) werden in Kapitel 3 vorgestellt. Theoretische Untersuchungen ergaben, dass die Mes*-Gruppe das Phosphor-zentrum vollst{\"a}ndig planarisiert, wodurch der B=P-Doppelbindungscharakter verst{\"a}rkt und eine Konjugation {\"u}ber die BP-Einheit erm{\"o}glicht wird. Es wurden verschiedene synthetische Ans{\"a}tze zu diesen molekularen Modellverbindungen untersucht und eine erfolgreiche synthetische Strategie gefunden.},
  subject      = {Aromatizit{\"a}t},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Fritze2021,
  author    = {Fritze, Lars},
  title     = {Ways to Novel Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials Applying New B-C Bond Formation Strategies},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-24217},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-242173},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {π-Conjugated oligomers and polymers with tricoordinate boron centers incorporated into the main chain have attracted considerable attention as the interaction of the vacant p orbital on boron with an adjacent π system of the chain leads to conjugated materials with intriguing optical and electronic properties. This enables applicability in organic electronics and optoelectronics (OLEDs, OFETs, photovoltaics) or as sensory materials. The potential of our B-C coupling protocol using metal-free catalytic Si/B exchange condensation is demonstrated by the synthesis of a series of π-conjugated monodisperse (het)aryl oligoboranes. Variation of the (het)aryl moieties allowed for tunability of the optoelectronic properties of the materials. Additionally, catalytic C-C cross-coupling strategies were applied to synthesize oligofuryl-based mono- and bisboranes, as well as polymers. These studies led to very robust and highly emissive compounds (f up to 97 \%), which allow for tuning of their emission color from blue to orange. Furthermore, this work includes investigations of reaction routes to a kinetically stabilized tetraoxaporphyrinogen. Being a key aspect of this work, a full investigation of the mechanism of the catalytic Si/B exchange was carried out. Additionally, this work presents the use of borenium cations to perform B-C coupling via intermolecular electrophilic borylation. Similar to the Si/B exchange, this route is capable of giving access to diaryl(bromo)boranes.},
  subject      = {Konjugierte Polymere},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Lorenz2021,
  author    = {Lorenz, Thomas},
  title     = {Conjugated Polymers with BN Units in the Main Chain},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-21923},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-219230},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {In recent years <mi>PI</mi>-conjugated organoboron polymers and BN-doped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have attracted a lot of interest due to their great potential in organic electronics. However, there are only few known examples of conjugated polymers with BN units in their main chain. Within this work silazane cleavage with silicon-boron (Si/B) exchange for the synthesis of a novel class of inorganic-organic hybrid polymers is demonstrated. These polymers consist of alternating NBN and para-phenylene units in the main chain. Photophysical studies and TD-DFT calculations for the polymer and molecular model systems were carried out, revealing a low extent of <mi>PI</mi>-conjugation across the NBN units. The new polymers can be used as macromolecular polyligands by a cross-linking reaction with a ZrIV compound. In the next chapter the synthesis and characterization of the first poly(p-phenylene iminoborane) is presented. This novel inorganic-organic hybrid polymer can be described as a BN analogue of the well-known poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) and is also accessible using the previously described Si/B exchange as synthetic strategy. Photophysical investigations and TD-DFT calculations on the polymer and corresponding model oligomers provide clear evidence for <mi>PI</mi>-conjugation across the B=N units and extension of the conjugation path with increasing chain length. Furthermore, a possible application of Si/B exchange for the synthesis of polysulfoximines was explored. Herein, diaryl sulfoximines and a p-phenylene bisborane serve as building blocks for new BN- and BO-doped alternating inorganic-organic hybrid copolymers. While the BN-linked polymers were accessible by a facile silicon/boron exchange protocol, the synthesis of polymers with B-O linkages in the main chain is achieved by salt elimination. In the last chapter the concept of Si/B exchange was investigated for the synthesis of BP-linked oligomers. Herein oligomers with sterically less demanding substituents (substituents: 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl or 2,4,6-tri-iso-propylphenyl) at the phosphorus are accessible using Si/B exchange, but the oligomer with Mes* (2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenyl) as substituent needed a salt elimination pathway to give the desired product. Experimental data and theoretical investigations indicate, that the P-substituent has a high influence on the geometry of the phosphorus center and therefore on the possible conjugation over the BP units.},
  subject      = {Polyphenylenvinylenanaloga},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Maier2024,
  author    = {Maier, Matthias},
  title     = {Inorganic and Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Polymers Containing BN Units in the Main Chain},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-35153},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-351536},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {π-Conjugated organic polymers have attracted tremendous attention in the last decades, and the interest in these materials is mainly driven by their applicability in next-generation electronic and optoelectronic devices (OLEDs, OFETs, photovoltaics). The partial or complete replacement of carbon atoms by main group elements in conjugated polymers can significantly change the characteristics and applications of these macromolecules. In this work, a class of inorganic polymers comprising a backbone of exclusively boron and nitrogen atoms (poly(iminoborane)s, PIBs) and their monodisperse oligomers is described. In addition, novel inorganic-organic hybrid polymers containing BN units in their polymer backbone were synthesized and characterized. In chapter 2.1, the development of catalytic B-N coupling routes for the controlled synthesis of macromolecular materials is described. While the reaction of an N-silyl-B-chloro-aminoborane with the electrophilic reagent trimethylsilyl triflate led to effective B-N coupling, the reaction with a silver(I) salt resulted in an intramolecular Cl/Me exchange between the boron and silicon centers. In chapter 2.2-2.4, the study of oligo- and poly(iminoborane)s is discussed. Monodisperse and cyclolinear oligo(iminoborane)s based on diazaborolidines with up to 7 boron and 8 nitrogen atoms were synthesized by successively extending the B-N main chain. However, the use of benzodiazaborolines only led to limited BN catenation. Furthermore, the redistribution processes resulting from the reaction of longer oligomers with non-stoichiometric amounts of (di)halogenated boranes is reported. In chapter 2.5-2.6, the synthesis of 1,2,5-azadiborolanes as building blocks for the synthesis of poly(iminoborane)s and inorganic-organic hybrid polymers is described. While the attempt to apply an azadiborolane with sterically demanding groups on the boron-bridging ethylene unit for the construction of PIB was unfeasible, it was successfully incorporated in inorganic-organic hybrid polymers. Photophysical studies indicated π-conjugation along the polymer chain. A first attempt to synthesize PIBs based on azadiborolanes with unsubstituted ethylene units showed promising results. In chapter 2.7-2.8, a comprehensive study of poly(arylene iminoborane)s, which are BN analogs of poly(arylene vinylene)s is described, and the properties of four polymers as well as twelve monodisperse oligomers were investigated. Photophysical investigations of the monomers, dimers and polymers showed a systematic bathochromic shift of the absorption maximum with increasing chain length and thiophene content. Based on TD-DFT calculations of the model oligomers, the lowest-energy absorption band could be assigned to HOMO to LUMO transitions with π-π* character. The oligo- and poly(arylene iminoborane)s showed only very weak to no emission in solution but they were emissive in the solid state. For four oligomers the aggregation induced emission (AIE) in a THF/water mixture was investigated and DLS studies confirmed the formation of nanoaggregates. In chapter 2.9, oligo- and polymerizations of sulfur-containing building blocks and subsequent pH-triggered degradation of the products is described. While a sulfilimine-containing oligomer could not be isolated, the sulfone-, sulfoximine-, and sulfoxide-containing molecular oligomers and polymers could be successfully synthesized by B=N or B-O bond formation reactions. The sulfur-containing building blocks were successfully released under acidic or basic conditions, which was confirmed by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.},
  subject      = {Anorganische Polymere},
  language  = {en}
}