Akasaka T., Osuka A., Fukuzumi S., Kandori H., Aso Y. (Eds.) Chemical Science of π-Electron Systems

Springer Japan, 2015. – 765 p. – ISBN10: 4431553568This book presents the most advanced review available of all aspects of π-electron systems, including novel structures, new synthetic protocols, chemical and physical properties, spectroscopic and computational insights, molecular engineering, device properties, and physiological properties. π-Electron systems are ubiquitous in nature. Plants convert light energy into chemical energy by photosynthetic processes, in which chlorophylls and other porphyrinoids play an important role. On the one hand, research to learn about photosynthesis from nature has led to understanding of electron and energy transfer processes and to achieving artificial energy conversion systems inspired by nature. On the other hand, recent advances in organic and inorganic chemistry make it possible to construct novel π-electron systems that had never existed in nature. The authors of this book are from a variety of research fields including organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, materials science, and biology, providing a comprehensive overview of π-electron systems for a broad readership. Not only specialists but also graduate students working in π-electron systems will find the book of great interest. Throughout, the diverse potential for future fruitful applications of π-electron systems is revealed to the reader
Topics
Organic Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology and Microengineering
Physical Chemistry
Biochemistry
NanochemistryExtension of Planar n-Electron Systems
Dibenzopentalenes and Related Compounds
Synthesis of a Porphyrin-Fused n-Electron System
Higher-Order n-Electron Systems Based on Helicene Molecules
Planar Cyclooctatetraenes and Related Ring Systems: Antiaromaticity and Applications
Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Solid-State Optical Properties of Substituted Tetracenes
Curved n-Electron Systems
Chiral Sumanene, Triazasumanene, and Related Buckybowls
Heteroatom-Containing Sumanene
Open-Cage Fullerene Derivatives: Synthesis, Reactions, and Encapsulation of a Small Molecule
Endohedral Metallofullerenes: From Chemical Reactivity to Material Performance
Tuning Physical Properties and Structures of n-Electron System Formed by Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes with Selected Chiralities
Recent Progress on the Chemical Reactions of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Porphyrinoids
Novel n-Conjugated Systems Based on N-Confused Porphyrinoids
Heteroatom-Modified Porphyrinoids
Synthesis of Novel Porphyrinoids from Dipyrrins
Möbius Aromatic and Antiaromatic Expanded Porphyrins
Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Phthalocyanines as Functional Chromophores
Open-Shell n-Electron Systems
Localized Singlet 1,3-Diradicals
Unique Orbital Interactions in the Ground and Electronically Excited States of Biradicals Brought about by the Existence of “Twisted n-Space”
Recent Progress in Stable High-Spin Molecules Based on Nitroxide Radicals
Organic Chemistry of Graphene Framework
Heteroatom-Conjugated n-Electron Systems
Boron-Containing n-Electron Systems
Doubly Bonded Silicon Compounds Showing Intramolecular Charge-Transfer Transitions
n-Conjugated Disilenes and Tetrasilacyclobutadiene
Tin-Containing n-Electron Systems
Supramolecular Chemistry of n-Electron Systems
Supramolecular Structures and Photoelectronic Properties of n-Complexes Composed of Self-Assembling Cyclic Porphyrin Dimers and Fullerenes
Sequence Control of n-Electron Systems
Integrated n-Electron Systems on Artificial Cell Membranes
Supramolecular Porphyrin Nanorods for Light Energy Conversion
Metal Nanoparticle/Porphyrinoid Hybrids
Innovative Function of n-Electron Systems
Control of Chiral n-Space in Highly Organized -Conjugated Polymer Nanotube Composites
Their Functions
Photoinduced Electron-Transfer Functions of n -Electron
Donor–Acceptor Supramolecular Complexes
Fused n -Electron Systems Containing Group 15 Elements and Their Application to Organic Electronics
Fullerene Derivatives for Organic Solar Cells
Efficient Organic Devices Based on n-Electron Systems: Comparative Study of Fullerene Derivatives Blended with a High Efficiency Naphthobisthiadiazole-Based Polymer for Organic Photovoltaic Applications
Solution-Processed Organic Thin-Film Transistors
Unveiling Charge Carrier Transport in n-Conjugated Molecular Wire on Micro- and Macroscopic Scales
STM Characterization of n-Electron Systems
Light Amplification in Low-Dimensional Crystals of Thiophene/Phenylene Co-oligomer Derivatives
n-Electron Systems in Biosystems and Biomimetics
Electron Transfer Pathway Analysis in Bacterial Photosynthetic Reaction Center
Spectroscopic Analysis of the Redox Reactions of n-Conjugated Cofactors in Photosynthetic Reaction Center
Protein-Controlled Isomerization in Rhodopsins
b-Diketiminates as Redox Non-innocent Supporting Ligands in Coordination Chemistry
Novel Functions of n-Electron Systems in a Heme-DNA Complex
Increasing the Hole Transfer Rate Through DNA by Chemical Modification
Theoretical Calculations of Excitation Energy Transfer