A novel doubly cyclopentannulated carbazole which is accessible through a successive π-expansion of di(1-naphthylamine) is disclosed. The carbazole moiety is generated in the final step through intramolecular oxidative coupling. The π-expansion of carbazole resulted in strongly altered optoelectronic and electrochemical properties. The solid-state structure features an interesting packing motif with alternating face-to-face π⋅⋅⋅π and edge-to-face C-H⋅⋅⋅π interactions. The experimental findings were corroborated by theoretical calculations.
Keywords: N-heterocycle; carbazole; cyclopentannulation; electron donor; triarylamine.
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