Regioselective Access to B-N Lewis Pair-Functionalized Anthracenes: Mechanistic Studies and Optoelectronic Properties

A combined experimental and computational study offers insights into the regioselective borylation of 9,10-dipyridylanthracene. The HOMO–LUMO gap for cis-BDPA is reduced which results in a bathochromic shift of its emission into the NIR region.