Novel Synthetic Approach to Heteroatom Doped Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Optimizing the Bottom-Up Approach to Atomically Precise Doped Nanographenes

The success of the rational bottom-up approach to nanostructured carbon materials and the discovery of the importance of their doping with heteroatoms puts under the spotlight all synthetic organic approaches to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The construction of atomically precise heteroatom doped nanographenes has evidenced the importance of controlling its geometry and the position of the doping heteroatoms, since these parameters influence their chemical-physical properties and their applications. The growing interest towards this research topic is testified by the large number of works published in this area, which have transformed a once fundamental research into applied research at the cutting edge of technology. This review analyzes the most recent synthetic approaches to this class of compounds.

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The article discusses the success of the rational bottom-up approach to nanostructured carbon materials and the discovery of the importance of doping with heteroatoms, as well as the significance of controlling geometry and position of the heteroatoms. These factors influence the chemical-physical properties and applications of the compounds, transforming fundamental research into cutting-edge technology research.