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Szamweber P, Pietrzak A, Zissimou GA, Kaszyński P. Toward N- peri-Annulated Planar Blatter Radical through aza-Pschorr and Photocyclization. J Org Chem 2023; 88:17197-17205. [PMID: 37999684 PMCID: PMC10729016 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Preparation of the elusive N-peri-annulated planar Blatter radicals was attempted using aza-Pschorr and photocyclization methods. In both methods, substrates containing N-Me and N-Ac groups yielded a zwitterionic heterocycle lacking the N-substituent as the main product, while in one of them a carbazole derivative representing a new heterocyclic system was also obtained. The formation of the zwitterion and the carbazole suggests the formation of the desired planar Blatter radical, which undergoes facile fragmentation through homolysis of the N-R bond. This mechanism is supported by DFT computational results, which also suggest that N-Ar derivatives should be sufficiently stable for isolation. Electronic structures of three planar Blatter radicals annulated with the O, S, and N-Ph groups are compared.
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- Patrycja Szamweber
- Centre
of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Łódź University
of Technology, 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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- Centre
of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 Łódź, Poland
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- Centre
of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 Łódź, Poland
- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Łódź, 91-403 Łódź, Poland
- Department
of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37132, United States
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Shu C, Yang Z, Rajca A. From Stable Radicals to Thermally Robust High-Spin Diradicals and Triradicals. Chem Rev 2023; 123:11954-12003. [PMID: 37831948 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Stable radicals and thermally robust high-spin di- and triradicals have emerged as important organic materials due to their promising applications in diverse fields. New fundamental properties, such as SOMO/HOMO inversion of orbital energies, are explored for the design of new stable radicals, including highly luminescent ones with good photostability. A relation with the singlet-triplet energy gap in the corresponding diradicals is proposed. Thermally robust high-spin di- and triradicals, with energy gaps that are comparable to or greater than a thermal energy at room temperature, are more challenging to synthesize but more rewarding. We summarize a number of high-spin di- and triradicals, based on nitronyl nitroxides that provide a relation between the experimental pairwise exchange coupling constant J/k in the high-spin species vs experimental hyperfine coupling constants in the corresponding monoradicals. This relation allows us to identify outliers, which may correspond to radicals where J/k is not measured with sufficient accuracy. Double helical high-spin diradicals, in which spin density is delocalized over the chiral π-system, have been barely explored, with the sole example of such high-spin diradical possessing alternant π-system with Kekulé resonance form. Finally, we discuss a high-spin diradical with electrical conductivity and derivatives of triangulene diradicals.
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- Chan Shu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, United States
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Hatakeyama-Sato K, Oyaizu K. Redox: Organic Robust Radicals and Their Polymers for Energy Conversion/Storage Devices. Chem Rev 2023; 123:11336-11391. [PMID: 37695670 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Persistent radicals can hold their unpaired electrons even under conditions where they accumulate, leading to the unique characteristics of radical ensembles with open-shell structures and their molecular properties, such as magneticity, radical trapping, catalysis, charge storage, and electrical conductivity. The molecules also display fast, reversible redox reactions, which have attracted particular attention for energy conversion and storage devices. This paper reviews the electrochemical aspects of persistent radicals and the corresponding macromolecules, radical polymers. Radical structures and their redox reactions are introduced, focusing on redox potentials, bistability, and kinetic constants for electrode reactions and electron self-exchange reactions. Unique charge transport and storage properties are also observed with the accumulated form of redox sites in radical polymers. The radical molecules have potential electrochemical applications, including in rechargeable batteries, redox flow cells, photovoltaics, diodes, and transistors, and in catalysts, which are reviewed in the last part of this paper.
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- Kan Hatakeyama-Sato
- School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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Camargo B, Zajcewa I, Pietrzak A, Obijalska E, Szczytko J, Kaszyński P. Thermally induced dimensionality changes in derivatives of a "super stable" Blatter radical. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:22813-22818. [PMID: 37584108 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01298k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Two derivatives of a "super stable" Blatter radical (1,3-diphenyl-7-trifluoromethyl-1,4-dihydrobenzo[e][1,2,4]triazin-4-yl) with N(1)-Ar = 2-CF3C6H4 and 2-MeOC6H4 were obtained and investigated using XRD and SQUID magnetometry methods. The investigation revealed strong antiferromagnetic interactions in both radicals, which are described using the Hatfield model. For the latter radical, an abrupt and reversible change in the χ(T) plot was observed at 29 K. It was ascribed to a structural transition, consistent with a two-dimensional to one-dimensional thermally activated crossover, as supported by specific heat measurements (CvHvs. T). It is suggested that the transition is related to an order-disorder transition of the CF3 group, which is corroborated using XRD structural analysis.
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- Bruno Camargo
- Institute of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Łódź University of Technology, 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, 91-403 Łódź, Poland
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 Łódź, Poland
- Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 37130, USA.
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Zhang W, Walser-Kuntz R, Tracy JS, Schramm TK, Shee J, Head-Gordon M, Chen G, Helms BA, Sanford MS, Toste FD. Indolo[2,3- b]quinoxaline as a Low Reduction Potential and High Stability Anolyte Scaffold for Nonaqueous Redox Flow Batteries. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:18877-18887. [PMID: 37585274 PMCID: PMC10472437 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are a promising stationary energy storage technology for leveling power supply from intermittent renewable energy sources with demand. A central objective for the development of practical, scalable RFBs is to identify affordable and high-performance redox-active molecules as storage materials. Herein, we report the design, synthesis, and evaluation of a new organic scaffold, indolo[2,3-b]quinoxaline, for highly stable, low-reduction potential, and high-solubility anolytes for nonaqueous redox flow batteries (NARFBs). The mixture of 2- and 3-(tert-butyl)-6-(2-methoxyethyl)-6H-indolo[2,3-b]quinoxaline exhibits a low reduction potential (-2.01 V vs Fc/Fc+), high solubility (>2.7 M in acetonitrile), and remarkable stability (99.86% capacity retention over 49.5 h (202 cycles) of H-cell cycling). This anolyte was paired with N-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)-ethyl)phenothiazine (MEEPT) to achieve a 2.3 V all-organic NARFB exhibiting 95.8% capacity retention over 75.1 h (120 cycles) of cycling.
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- Wenhao Zhang
- Chemical
Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Joint
Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Joint
Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Chemical
Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Joint
Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Joint
Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Chemical
Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Joint
Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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Yang Z, Pink M, Nowik-Boltyk EM, Lu S, Junghoefer T, Rajca S, Stoll S, Casu MB, Rajca A. Thermally Ultrarobust S = 1/2 Tetrazolinyl Radicals: Synthesis, Electronic Structure, Magnetism, and Nanoneedle Assemblies on Silicon Surface. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:13335-13346. [PMID: 37285418 PMCID: PMC10438971 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Open-shell organic molecules, including S = 1/2 radicals, may provide enhanced properties for several emerging technologies; however, relatively few synthesized to date possess robust thermal stability and processability. We report the synthesis of S = 1/2 biphenylene-fused tetrazolinyl radicals 1 and 2. Both radicals possess near-perfect planar structures based on their X-ray structures and density-functional theory (DFT) computations. Radical 1 possesses outstanding thermal stability as indicated by the onset of decomposition at 269 °C, based on thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) data. Both radicals possess very low oxidation potentials <0 V (vs. SCE) and their electrochemical energy gaps, Ecell ≈ 0.9 eV, are rather low. Magnetic properties of polycrystalline 1 are characterized by superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometry revealing a one-dimensional S = 1/2 antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chain with exchange coupling constant J'/k ≈ -22.0 K. Radical 1 in toluene glass possesses a long electron spin coherence time, Tm ≈ 7 μs in the 40-80 K temperature range, a property advantageous for potential applications as a molecular spin qubit. Radical 1 is evaporated under ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) forming assemblies of intact radicals on a silicon substrate, as confirmed by high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images indicate that the radical molecules form nanoneedles on the substrate. The nanoneedles are stable for at least 64 hours under air as monitored by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies of the thicker assemblies, prepared by UHV evaporation, indicate radical decay according to first-order kinetics with a long half-life of 50 ± 4 days at ambient conditions.
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- Zhimin Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, USA
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- IUMSC, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7102, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, USA
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Nowik-Boltyk EM, Junghoefer T, Glaser M, Giangrisostomi E, Ovsyannikov R, Zhang S, Shu C, Rajca A, Calzolari A, Casu MB. Long-Term Degradation Mechanisms in Application-Implemented Radical Thin Films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37319383 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c02057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Blatter radical derivatives are very attractive due to their potential applications, ranging from batteries to quantum technologies. In this work, we focus on the latest insights regarding the fundamental mechanisms of radical thin film (long-term) degradation, by comparing two Blatter radical derivatives. We find that the interaction with different contaminants (such as atomic H, Ar, N, and O and molecular H2, N2, O2, H2O, and NH2) affects the chemical and magnetic properties of the thin films upon air exposure. Also, the radical-specific site, where the contaminant interaction takes place, plays a role. Atomic H and NH2 are detrimental to the magnetic properties of Blatter radicals, while the presence of molecular water influences more specifically the magnetic properties of the diradical thin films, and it is believed to be the major cause of the shorter diradical thin film lifetime in air.
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Chen B, Huang H, Lin J, Zhu K, Yang L, Wang X, Chen J. Doping Engineering of M-N-C Electrocatalyst Based Membrane-Electrode Assembly for High-Performance Aqueous Polysulfides Redox Flow Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206949. [PMID: 37066747 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Polysulfides aqueous redox flow batteries (PS-ARFBs) with large theoretical capacity and low cost are one of the most promising solutions for large-scale energy storage technology. However, sluggish electrochemical redox kinetics and nonnegligible crossover of aqueous polysulfides restrict the battery performances. Herein, it is found that the Co, Zn dual-doped N-C complex have enhanced electrochemical adsorption behaviors for Na2 S2 . It exhibits significantly electrochemical redox activity compared to the bare glassy carbon electrode. And the redox reversibility is also improved from ΔV = 210 mV on Zn-doped N-C complex to ΔV = 164 mV on Co, Zn-doped N-C complex. Furthermore, membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) based on Co, Zn-doped N-C complex is firstly proposed to enhance the redox performances and relieve the crossover in PS-ARFBs. Thus, an impressively high and reversible capacity of 157.5 Ah L-1 for Na2 S2 with a high capacity utilization of 97.9% could be achieved. Moreover, a full cell PS-ARFB with Na2 S2 anolyte and Na4 [Fe(CN)6 ] catholyte exhibits high energy efficiency ≈88.4% at 10 mA cm-2 . A very low capacity decay rate of 0.0025% per cycle is also achieved at 60 mA cm-2 over 200 cycles.
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- Bixian Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China
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Boudalis AK, Constantinides CP, Chrysochos N, Carmieli R, Leitus G, Kourtellaris A, Lawson DB, Koutentis PA. Deciphering the ground state of a C 3-symmetrical Blatter-type triradical by CW and pulse EPR spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2023; 349:107406. [PMID: 36841142 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2023.107406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
3,3',3''-(Benzene-1,3,5-triyl)tris(1-phenyl-1H-benzo[e][1,2,4]triazin-4-yl) (1) is a C3-symmetrical triradical comprised of three Blatter radical units connected at the 1, 3, 5 positions of a central trimethylenebenzene core. This triradical has an excellent air, moisture, and thermal stability. Single-crystal XRD indicates that triradical 1 adopts a propeller-like geometry with the benzotriazinyl moieties twisted by 174.1(2)° and packs in 1D chains along the c axis to form an extensive network of weak intermolecular interactions. Frozen solution continuous wave (CW) EPR spectra and variable-temperature field-sweep echo-detected (FSED) spectra revealed an intramolecular ferromagnetic exchange within the spin system, supporting a quartet S = 3/2 ground state. DFT calculations further supported these experimental findings.
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- Athanassios K Boudalis
- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg (UMR 7177, CNRS-Unistra), Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, CS 90032, F-67081 Strasbourg, France.
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- Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan - Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128, United States.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan - Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128, United States
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Obijalska E, Pietrzak A, Constantinides CP, Sommer RD, Kaszyński P. "Super stable" Blatter radicals through ArLi addition: surprising chemistry of 7-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[ e][1,2,4]triazine. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:4008-4011. [PMID: 36916722 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc00832k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
Abstract
Addition of PhLi to 7-(CF3)benzo[e][1,2,4]triazine at -78 °C gives the "super stable" Blatter radical in high yields, while above -5 °C two additional products are formed. XRD analysis revealed the formation of a "trimer" and a benzo[f][1,2,4]triazepine via a novel mechanism. The latter is formed from the anion generated from the isolated radical, which suggests its instability in organic batteries.
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- Emilia Obijalska
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Łódź University of Technology, Żeromskiego 116, 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland. .,Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 Łódź, Poland.,Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37130, USA
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Pomikło D, Bodzioch A, Kaszyński P. 3-Substituted Blatter Radicals: Cyclization of N-Arylguanidines and N-Arylamidines to Benzo[ e][1,2,4]triazines and PhLi Addition. J Org Chem 2023; 88:2999-3011. [PMID: 36802654 PMCID: PMC9990070 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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A series of 3-amino- and 3-alkyl-substituted 1-phenyl-1,4-dihydrobenzo[e][1,2,4]triazin-4-yls was prepared in four steps involving N-arylation, cyclization of N-arylguanidines and N-arylamidines, reduction of the resulting N-oxides to benzo[e][1,2,4]triazines, and subsequent addition of PhLi followed by aerial oxidation. The resulting seven C(3)-substituted benzo[e][1,2,4]triazin-4-yls were analyzed by spectroscopic and electrochemical methods augmented with density functional theory (DFT) methods. Electrochemical data were compared to DFT results and correlated with substituent parameters.
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- Dominika Pomikło
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 Łódź, Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 Łódź, Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 Łódź, Poland.,Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, 91-403 Łódź, Poland.,Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, 37132 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
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Steen JS, de Vries F, Hjelm J, Otten E. Bipolar Verdazyl Radicals for Symmetrical Batteries: Properties and Stability in All States of Charge. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202200779. [PMID: 36317641 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Redox flow batteries based on organic electrolytes are promising energy storage devices, but stable long-term cycling is often difficult to achieve. Bipolar organic charge-storage materials allow the construction of symmetrical flow batteries (i. e., with identical electrolyte composition on both sides), which is a strategy to mitigate crossover-induced degradation. One such class of bipolar compounds are verdazyl radicals, but little is known on their stability/reactivity either as the neutral radical, or in the charged states. Here, we study the chemical properties of a Kuhn-type verdazyl radical (1) and the oxidized/reduced form (1+/- ). Chemical synthesis of the three redox-states provides spectroscopic characterization data, which are used as reference for evaluating the composition of the electrolyte solutions of an H-cell battery during/after cycling. Our data suggest that, rather than the charged states, the decomposition of the parent verdazyl radical is responsible for capacity fade. Kinetic experiments and DFT calculations provide insight in the decomposition mechanism, which is shown to occur by bimolecular disproportionation to form two closed-shell products (leuco-verdazyl 1H and triazole derivative 2).
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- Jelte S Steen
- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage (DTU Energy), Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, Building 310, 2800, Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Li X, Wang YL, Chen C, Han YF. Luminescent Crystalline Carbon- and Nitrogen-Centered Organic Radicals Based on N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Triphenylamine Hybrids. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203242. [PMID: 36331436 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Developing luminescent radicals with tunable emission is a challenging task due to the limitation of alternative skeletons. Herein, a series of carbene-triphenylamine hybrids were prepared by the direct C2-arylation of N-heterocyclic carbenes with 4-bromo-N,N-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)aniline. These hybrids showed multiple redox-active properties and could be converted to carbon-centered luminescent radicals with blue-to-cyan emissions (λmax : 436-486 nm) or nitrogen-centered luminescent radicals with orange emissions (λmax : 590-623 nm) through chemical reduction or oxidation, respectively. The radical species were characterized by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffractometry analysis. Notably, the corresponding nitrogen-centered radicals exhibited good stability in atmospheric air, and their thermal decomposition temperatures were determined to be above 200 °C. In addition, spectral and theoretical calculations indicate that all radicals exhibit anti-Kasha emissions.
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- Xin Li
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and, Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and, Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and, Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and, Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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Koronatov A, Mauda A, Tumansky B, Kaushansky A, Fridman N, Bravo-Zhivotovskii D, Gandelman M. Multimodal Reactivity of N-H Bonds in Triazanes and Isolation of a Triazinyl Radical. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:23642-23648. [PMID: 36525645 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The employment of nitrogen Lewis acids based on nitrenium cations has been increasingly featured in the fields of main group chemistry and catalysis. A formally reduced form of nitrenium D─cyclic triazanes E─are intriguing chemical compounds, the chemistry of which is completely unexplored. In this work, we reveal that N-H-triazanes exhibit unusual N-H bond properties; namely, they can serve as protons, hydrides, or hydrogen atom donors. This unique multimodal reactivity provides an N-cation, N-anion, or N-radical from the same species. It allowed us to isolate, for the first time, a stable naphto[1,2,3]triazinyl radical, which was fully characterized both computationally and experimentally, including its monomeric X-ray structure. Moreover, this radical can be prepared directly from the nitrenium cation by a single electron reduction (E = -0.46 V), and this process is reversible. We envision versatile uses of this radical in synthetic and materials chemistry.
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- Aleksandr Koronatov
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Tracy JS, Horst ES, Roytman VA, Toste FD. Development of high-voltage bipolar redox-active organic molecules through the electronic coupling of catholyte and anolyte structures. Chem Sci 2022; 13:10806-10814. [PMID: 36320695 PMCID: PMC9491095 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03450f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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All-organic non-aqueous redox flow batteries (O-NRFBs) are a promising technology for grid-scale energy storage. However, most examples of high-voltage (>2 V) O-NRFBs rely upon the use of distinct anolytes and catholytes separated by a membrane or porous separator which can result in crossover of redox active material from one side of the battery to the other. The resulting electrolyte mixing leads to irreversible reductions in energy density and capacity. A potentially attractive solution to overcome this crossover issue is the implementation of symmetric flow batteries where a single bipolar molecule functions as both an anolyte and a catholyte. Herein, we report the development of a new class of bipolar redox active materials for use in such symmetric flow batteries through the electronic coupling of phenothiazine catholytes and phthalimide anolytes. Such a strategy results in hybrid molecules possessing higher cell voltages than what could be obtained together by their uncoupled building blocks. Performance in flow batteries is demonstrated for two members of this new class of molecules, with the highest performing candidate featuring a ΔE of 2.31 V and demonstrating 93.6% average coulombic efficiency, 86.8% energy efficiency, and 68.6% capacity retention over the course of 275 charge–discharge cycles and 5 cell polarity reversals. Finally, the superior performance of symmetric O-NRFBs is experimentally confirmed by comparing these results to an asymmetric flow battery constructed with a distinct phenothiazine catholyte and a distinct phthalimide anolyte on opposing sides of the cell. A new class of bipolar redox active molecules with enhanced voltages is reported via the electronic coupling of phthalimide anolytes and phenothiazine catholytes. Their performance is tested under relevant nonaqueous redox flow battery conditions.![]()
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- Jacob S. Tracy
- Chemical Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1460, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1460, USA
- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois, 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1460, USA
- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois, 60439, USA
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- Chemical Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1460, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1460, USA
- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois, 60439, USA
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