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Mangham B, Hanson-Heine MWD, Davies ES, Wriglesworth A, George MW, Lewis W, Kays DL, McMaster J, Besley NA, Champness NR. Influence of molecular design on radical spin multiplicity: characterisation of BODIPY dyad and triad radical anions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:4429-4438. [PMID: 32051990 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06427c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
A strategy to create organic molecules with high degrees of radical spin multiplicity is reported in which molecular design is correlated with the behaviour of radical anions in a series of BODIPY dyads. Upon reduction of each BODIPY moiety radical anions are formed which are shown to have different spin multiplicities by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and distinct profiles in their cyclic voltammograms and UV-visible spectra. The relationship between structure and multiplicity is demonstrated showing that the balance between singlet, biradical or triplet states in the dyads depends on relative orientation and connectivity of the BODIPY groups. The strategy is applied to the synthesis of a BODIPY triad which adopts an unusual quartet state upon reduction to its radical trianion.
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Affiliation(s)
- Barry Mangham
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD, UK.
| | | | - E Stephen Davies
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD, UK.
| | | | - Michael W George
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD, UK. and Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo 315100, China
| | - William Lewis
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD, UK.
| | - Deborah L Kays
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD, UK.
| | - Jonathan McMaster
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD, UK.
| | - Nicholas A Besley
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD, UK.
| | - Neil R Champness
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD, UK.
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