Synthesis of Blue-Luminescent Seven-Membered Phosphorus Heterocycles

A facile synthetic procedure to prepare π-extended seven-membered phosphorus heterocycles, both symmetric and asymmetric, is reported. The prepared molecules present a persistent nonplanar framework and are soluble in a wide variety of solvents. The seven-membered phosphorus heterocycles can be electrochemically reduced and oxidized, and photoluminesce with a blue color.