Boranil: A Reflection on a Decade of Advancement in Design, Synthesis, Photophysics to Applications
Abstract
In the last decade, boranils have emerged as one of the mostcompetitive candidates among other boron-based dyes due to the ease of their synthesis and postfunctionalization. This review primarily focuses on rational molecular design concepts and postfunctionalization strategies, highlighting the structure-property relationships of boranils to fine-tune their photophysical properties, such as intramolecular charge transfer (ICT), aggregation-induced emission (AIE), circularly polarized luminescence (CPL), and solid-state emission. Overall, the past few decades have witnessed the gradual development of boranil from individual fluorescent molecules to functional building blocks, opening up a wide range of applications in material chemistry, biomedicine, and photocatalysis.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
Boron Compounds in Chemistry
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The Chemical Record
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- e202500278–e202500278
- Publication date
- 4 March 2026
- Language
- EN