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Tang X, Wang W, Tang H, Wang M, Ye X, Hao D, Zhang J, Shan X, Lu X. Large negative differential conductance and its transformation in a single radical molecule. Chem Sci 2024; 15:10989-10996. [PMID: 39027270 PMCID: PMC11253162 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01782j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
Abstract
The discovery of negative differential conductance (NDC) in a single molecule and mechanism controlling this phenomenon are important for molecular electronics. We investigated the electronic properties of a typical radical molecule 3-carbamoyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-pyrrolin-1-yloxy (CTPO) on an Au(111) surface using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy. Large NDC was observed in single CTPO molecules at the boundary of the crystal monolayer. The origin of observed NDC is revealed as the inelastic electron-phonon scattering during tunneling, and the strong spatial variation of the NDC over the single molecule illustrates the nature of the localized radical group. In addition, the NDC can be transformed into a positive differential conductance peak by tuning coupling strengths between different tunneling channels. An empirical multi-channel model has been developed to describe the competition between the valley-shaped NDC and peak-shaped positive differential conductance. The unique electronic property and giant conductance change observed in this radical molecule is valuable for designing novel molecular devices in the future.
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- Xiangqian Tang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed-Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed-Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed-Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed-Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed-Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed-Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212013 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed-Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed-Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory Dongguan Guangdong 523808 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed-Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory Dongguan Guangdong 523808 China
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Steffenfauseweh H, Vishnevskiy YV, Neumann B, Stammler HG, de Bruin B, Ghadwal RS. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Analogues of Wittig Hydrocarbon. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400879. [PMID: 38437163 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
Abstract
N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) analogues of Wittig hydrocarbon, [(NHC)(Stil)(NHC)] (3a-c) (NHC = SIPr (1a) = C[N(Dipp)CH2]2, Dipp = 2,6-iPr2C6H3; IPr (1b) = C[N(Dipp)CH]2; Me-IPr (1c) = C[N(Dipp)CMe]2 and Stil = C6H4CHCHC6H4) have been reported as crystalline solids. 3a-c are prepared by two-electron reductions of the corresponding bis-1,3-imidazoli(ni)um bromides [(NHC)(Stil)NHC)](Br)2 (2a-c) with KC8 in >94 % yields. 2a-c are accessible by the nickel catalyzed direct C-C coupling of NHCs (1a-c) with (E)-4,4'-dibromostilbene. One-electron oxidation of 3a,b yields the corresponding radical cations [(NHC)(Stil)NHC)]B(C6F5)4 4a,b. All compounds have been characterized by UV-Vis/NMR/EPR spectroscopy as well as 2a, 3a, and 3b by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The electronic structures of representative systems have been analyzed by quantum chemical calculations.
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- Henric Steffenfauseweh
- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry, Center for Molecular Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, D-33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry, Center for Molecular Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, D-33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry, Center for Molecular Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, D-33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry, Center for Molecular Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, D-33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- University of Amsterdam (UvA), Faculty of Science, Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), Homogeneous and Supramolecular Catalysis Group, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry, Center for Molecular Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, D-33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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Hollister KK, Molino A, Jones N, Le VV, Dickie DA, Cafiso DS, Wilson DJD, Gilliard RJ. Unlocking Biradical Character in Diborepins. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:6506-6515. [PMID: 38420913 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Systems that possess open- and closed-shell behavior attract significant attention from researchers due to their inherent redox and charge transport properties. Herein, we report the synthesis of the first diborepin biradicals. They display tunable biradical character based on the steric and electronic profile of the stabilizing ligand and the resulting geometric deviation of the diborepin core from planarity. While there are numerous all-carbon-based biradical systems, boron-based biradical compounds are comparatively rare, particularly ones in which the radical sites are disjointed. Calculations using density functional theory (DFT) and multireference methods demonstrate that the fused diborepin scaffold exhibits high biradical character, up to 95%. Use of a nonsterically demanding diaminocarbene promotes the planarization of the pentacyclic framework, resulting in the synthetic realization of a diborepin containing a dibora-quinoidal core, which possesses a closed-shell ground state and thermally accessible triplet state. The biradicals were structurally authenticated and characterized by both solution and solid-state electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Half-field transitions were observed at low temperatures (about 170 K), confirming the presence of the triplet state. Initial reactivity studies of the biradicals led to the isolation and structural characterization of bis(borepin hydride) and bis(borepin dianion).
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- Kimberly K Hollister
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 18-596, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 18-596, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, United States
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Ma T, Fox E, Qi M, Li CH, Sachithani KAN, Mohanty K, Tabor DP, Pentzer EB, Lutkenhaus JL. Charge Transfer in Spatially Defined Organic Radical Polymers. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2023; 35:9346-9351. [PMID: 38357527 PMCID: PMC10862473 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Charge transfer in nonconjugated redox-active polymers is influenced by redox site proximity and polymer flexibility, but it is challenging to observe these effects independently. In this work, spatially defined radical-containing polymers are synthesized by using acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization of α,ω-dienes bearing a central activated ester. Postpolymerization functionalization with 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (4-amino-TEMPO) introduces TEMPO radical groups onto the polymer backbone through amide linkages to yield spatially defined polymers with radical units every 9, 11, 15, and 21 carbons. Increased radical spacing leads to reduced spin-spin coupling and increased chain flexibility. The glass transition temperatures (Tg) range from 47.6 to -13.8 °C, depending on the radical spacing. The spatially defined TEMPO-substituted polymer with a spacing length of 15 carbons displays the lowest Tg and the shortest hopping distance, as shown through molecular dynamics simulations. Also, this polymer displays kinetics 1000 times faster than the commonly studied TEMPO-containing polymer poly(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxy-4-ylacrylamide) (PTAm). Remarkably, comparison of the diffusion and kinetics attributed to the redox reaction reveals that both the apparent diffusion coefficient and the self-exchange reaction rate constant are correlated to the polymer's Tg as log[Dapp] and log[kex,app] ∼ Tg, respectively. Critically, these data demonstrate that controlling the spacing of redox-active groups along a polymer backbone strongly influences backbone flexibility and radical packing, which leads to synergetic improvements in the charge transfer kinetics of nonconjugated redox-active polymers.
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- Ting Ma
- Artie
McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Artie
McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Artie
McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas
A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Artie
McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas
A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Tan Y, Li J, Li S, Yang H, Chi T, Shiring SB, Liu K, Savoie BM, Boudouris BW, Schroeder CM. Enhanced Electron Transport in Nonconjugated Radical Oligomers Occurs by Tunneling. NANO LETTERS 2023. [PMID: 37384632 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
Abstract
Incorporating temperature- and air-stable organic radical species into molecular designs is a potentially advantageous means of controlling the properties of electronic materials. However, we still lack a complete understanding of the structure-property relationships of organic radical species at the molecular level. In this work, the charge transport properties of (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl (TEMPO) radical-containing nonconjugated molecules are studied using single-molecule charge transport experiments and molecular modeling. Importantly, the TEMPO pendant groups promote temperature-independent molecular charge transport in the tunneling region relative to the quenched and closed-shell phenyl pendant groups. Results from molecular modeling show that the TEMPO radicals interact with the gold metal electrodes near the interface to facilitate a high-conductance conformation. Overall, the large enhancement of charge transport by incorporation of open-shell species into a single nonconjugated molecular component opens exciting avenues for implementing molecular engineering in the development of next-generation electronic devices based on novel nonconjugated radical materials.
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- Ying Tan
- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Tan Y, Boudouris BW, Savoie BM. Bridging the Monomer to Polymer Gap in Radical Polymer Design. ACS Macro Lett 2023:801-807. [PMID: 37257139 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
Radical polymers bearing open-shell moieties at pendant sites exhibit unique redox and optoelectronic properties that are promising for many organic electronic applications. Nevertheless, gaps remain in relating the electronic properties of repeat units, which can be easily calculated, to the condensed-phase charge transport behaviors of these materials. To address this gap, we have performed the first quantum chemical study on a broad swathe of radical polymer design space that explicitly includes the coupling between polymer constraints and radical-mediated intramolecular charge transfer. For this purpose, a chemical space of 64 radical polymer chemistries was constructed based on varying backbone units, open-shell chemistries, and spacer units between the backbone and the radical groups. For each combination of backbone, radical, and spacer, comprehensive conformational sampling was used to calculate expected values of intrachain charge transport using several complementary metrics, including the end-to-end thermal Green's function, Delta-Wye transformed inverse resistance, and the Kirchhoff transport index. We observe that charge transport in radical polymers is primarily driven by the choice radical chemistry, which influences the optimal choice of backbone chemistry and spacer group that mediate radical alignment and avoid the formation of undesired trap states. Given the limited exploration of radical chemistries beyond the TEMPO radical for this class of materials, these findings suggest tremendous opportunities exist for synthetic exploration in radical polymers.
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- Ying Tan
- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Chelli Y, Sandhu S, Daaoub AHS, Sangtarash S, Sadeghi H. Controlling Spin Interference in Single Radical Molecules. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:3748-3753. [PMID: 37071608 PMCID: PMC10176569 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c05068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
Quantum interference (QI) dominates the electronic properties of single molecules even at room temperature and can lead to a large change in their electrical conductance. To take advantage of this for nanoelectronic applications, a mechanism to electronically control QI in single molecules needs to be developed. In this paper, we demonstrate that controlling the quantum interference of each spin in a stable open-shell organic radical with a large π-system is possible by changing the spin state of the radical. We show that the counterintuitive constructive spin interference in a meta-connected radical changes to destructive interference by changing the spin state of the radical from a doublet to a singlet. This results in a significant change in the room temperature electrical conductance by several orders of magnitude, opening up new possibilities for spin interference based molecular switches for energy storage and conversion applications.
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- Yahia Chelli
- Device Modelling Group, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Device Modelling Group, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Device Modelling Group, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Device Modelling Group, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Device Modelling Group, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Ma T, Li CH, Thakur RM, Tabor DP, Lutkenhaus JL. The role of the electrolyte in non-conjugated radical polymers for metal-free aqueous energy storage electrodes. NATURE MATERIALS 2023; 22:495-502. [PMID: 36973544 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-023-01518-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Metal-free aqueous batteries can potentially address the projected shortages of strategic metals and safety issues found in lithium-ion batteries. More specifically, redox-active non-conjugated radical polymers are promising candidates for metal-free aqueous batteries because of the polymers' high discharge voltage and fast redox kinetics. However, little is known regarding the energy storage mechanism of these polymers in an aqueous environment. The reaction itself is complex and difficult to resolve because of the simultaneous transfer of electrons, ions and water molecules. Here we demonstrate the nature of the redox reaction for poly(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxy-4-yl acrylamide) by examining aqueous electrolytes of varying chao-/kosmotropic character using electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring at a range of timescales. Surprisingly, the capacity can vary by as much as 1,000% depending on the electrolyte, in which certain ions enable better kinetics, higher capacity and higher cycling stability.
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- Ting Ma
- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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Li L, Su Y, Ji Y, Wang P. A Long-Lived Water-Soluble Phenazine Radical Cation. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:5778-5785. [PMID: 36791217 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
Abstract
Long-lived water-soluble organic radical species have long been desired for applications in bioimaging and aqueous energy storage technologies. In the present work, we report a phenazine radical cation sodium 3,3'-(phenazine-5,10-diyl)bis(propane-1-sulfonate) (PSPR) with a high solubility of 1.4 M and high stability in water. Collaboratively demonstrated by experiments and theoretical calculations, PSPR is not prone to undergo dimerization or disproportionation reactions, and its appropriate electron density avoids reactions with oxygen or water, which contribute together to its long lifetime in water under air. With an open-shell configuration, PSPR shows interesting magnetic activity with a narrow linewidth in the electron paramagnetic resonance spectra and a magnetic circular dichroism response. PSPR exhibits an ambipolar redox activity in water. By pairing with a cheap zinc negative electrolyte, a high-performance aqueous organic redox flow battery based on PSPR as a positive electrolyte with an open-circuit voltage of 1.0 V is established, which shows no obvious capacity fade after cycling for 2500 cycles (∼27 days), demonstrating the great promise of PSPR for large-scale energy-storage technology.
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- Lu Li
- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou 310024 Zhejiang, China.,Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub-lane Xiangshan, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub-lane Xiangshan, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou 310024 Zhejiang, China.,Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang, China
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Merschel A, Rottschäfer D, Neumann B, Stammler HG, Ringenberg M, van Gastel M, Demirer TI, Andrada DM, Ghadwal RS. Crystalline Anions Based on Classical N-Heterocyclic Carbenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215244. [PMID: 36398890 PMCID: PMC10107637 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Herein, the first stable anions K[SIPrBp ] (4 a-K) and K[IPrBp ] (4 b-K) (SIPrBp =BpC{N(Dipp)CH2 }2 , IPrBp =BpC{N(Dipp)CH}2 ; Bp=4-PhC6 H4 ; Dipp=2,6-iPr2 C6 H3 ) derived from classical N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) (i.e. SIPr and IPr) have been isolated as violet crystalline solids. 4 a-K and 4 b-K are prepared by KC8 reduction of the neutral radicals [SIPrBp ] (3 a) and [IPrBp ] (3 b), respectively. The radicals 3 a and 3 b as well as [Me-IPrBp ] 3 c (Me-IPrBp =BpC{N(Dipp)CMe}2 ) are accessible as crystalline solids on treatment of the respective 1,3-imidazoli(ni)um bromides (SIPrBp )Br (2 a), (IPrBp )Br (2 b), and (Me-IPrBp )Br (2 c) with KC8 . The cyclic voltammograms of 2 a-2 c exhibit two one-electron reversible redox processes in -0.5 to -2.5 V region that correspond to the radicals 3 a-3 c and the anions (4 a-4 c)- . Computational calculations suggest a closed-shell singlet ground state for (4 a-4 c)- with the singlet-triplet energy gap of 17-24 kcal mol-1 .
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- Arne Merschel
- Anorganische Molekülchemie und Katalyse, Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Centrum für Molekulare Materialien, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Anorganische Molekülchemie und Katalyse, Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Centrum für Molekulare Materialien, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany.,Current address: Department of Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, Marburg, Germany
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- Anorganische Molekülchemie und Katalyse, Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Centrum für Molekulare Materialien, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Anorganische Molekülchemie und Katalyse, Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Centrum für Molekulare Materialien, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim a. d. Ruhr, Germany
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- Allgemeine und Anorganische Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Allgemeine und Anorganische Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Anorganische Molekülchemie und Katalyse, Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Centrum für Molekulare Materialien, Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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Wang C, Gao P. ‘Radicalize’ the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells with Radical Compounds. Chem Res Chin Univ 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-023-2327-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Steffenfauseweh H, Vishnevskiy YV, Neumann B, Stammler H, Andrada DM, Ghadwal RS. Isolation of an Arsenic Diradicaloid with a Cyclic C 2 As 2 -Core. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207415. [PMID: 35652361 PMCID: PMC9545666 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Herein, we report on the synthesis, characterization, and reactivity studies of the first cyclic C2 As2 -diradicaloid {(IPr)CAs}2 (6) (IPr = C{N(Dipp)CH}2 ; Dipp = 2,6-iPr2 C6 H3 ). Treatment of (IPr)CH2 (1) with AsCl3 affords the Lewis adduct {(IPr)CH2 }AsCl3 (2). Compound 2 undergoes stepwise dehydrochlorination to yield {(IPr)CH}AsCl2 (3) and {(IPr)CAsCl}2 (5 a) or [{(IPr)CAs}2 Cl]OTf (5 b). Reduction of 5 a (or 5 b) with magnesium turnings gives 6 as a red crystalline solid in 90% yield. Compound 6 featuring a planar C2 As2 ring is diamagnetic and exhibits well resolved NMR signals. DFT calculations reveal a singlet ground state for 6 with a small singlet-triplet energy gap of 8.7 kcal mol-1 . The diradical character of 6 amounts to 20% (CASSCF, complete active space self consistent field) and 28% (DFT). Treatments of 6 with (PhSe)2 and Fe2 (CO)9 give rise to {(IPr)CAs(SePh)}2 (7) and {(IPr)CAs}2 Fe(CO)4 (8), respectively.
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- Henric Steffenfauseweh
- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisInorganic and Structural ChemistryCenter for Molecular MaterialsFaculty of ChemistryUniversität BielefeldUniversitätsstr. 2533615BielefeldGermany
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- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisInorganic and Structural ChemistryCenter for Molecular MaterialsFaculty of ChemistryUniversität BielefeldUniversitätsstr. 2533615BielefeldGermany
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- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisInorganic and Structural ChemistryCenter for Molecular MaterialsFaculty of ChemistryUniversität BielefeldUniversitätsstr. 2533615BielefeldGermany
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- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisInorganic and Structural ChemistryCenter for Molecular MaterialsFaculty of ChemistryUniversität BielefeldUniversitätsstr. 2533615BielefeldGermany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and TechnologyDepartment of ChemistrySaarland UniversityCampus C4.166123SaarbrückenGermany
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- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisInorganic and Structural ChemistryCenter for Molecular MaterialsFaculty of ChemistryUniversität BielefeldUniversitätsstr. 2533615BielefeldGermany
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Song H, Pietrasiak E, Lee E. Persistent Radicals Derived from N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Material Applications. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:2213-2223. [PMID: 35849761 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Persistent radicals are potential building blocks of novel materials in many fields. Recently, highly stable persistent radicals are considered to be within reach, thanks to several radical stabilization strategies such as spin delocalization and steric protection. N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-derived substituents can be attached to a radical center for these purposes, as illustrated by numerous NHC-stabilized radicals reported in the last two decades.This Account describes our recent work on developing NHC-derived persistent radicals, as well as their prospective applications. Considering that NHCs not only stabilize radicals but also reversibly interact with gas molecules, in 2015 our group reported NHC-nitric oxide (NHC-NO) radicals produced by reversibly trapping nitric oxide (NO) radical gas in NHCs. The resultant compounds were loaded into biocompatible poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(caprolactone) (PEG-b-PCL) micelles and injected into tumor-bearing mice. Then, NO release was triggered by high-intensity focused ultrasound irradiation of the tumor tissue. Furthermore, the NHC-NO radicals could also serve as a platform to generate other organic radicals such as oxime ether or iminyl radicals. Apart from medicine-related applications, radicals stabilized by NHCs can be used as energy storage materials. In this context, the triazenyl radical containing two NHC units reported by our laboratory could be a cathode active material in batteries, as an organic alternative to LiCoO2. The subsequently prepared unsymmetrical triazenyl radical derivatives were applied as anolytes in nonaqueous all-organic redox flow batteries. In addition, a ferrocene-based redox flow battery anolyte was obtained by introducing NHC-derived substituents that effectively stabilize the ferrocenate derivatives previously reported only at low temperatures. The batteries containing NHC-supported radicals exhibited high energy efficiency and insignificant radical decomposition over multiple cycles. Finally, toward developing air-persistent organic radicals for flexible devices and MRI contrasting agents, we also highlight our recent air- and physiologically stable organic radicals derived from NHCs. Coordination of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane to the NHC-NO radical produced a new radical cation that is stable in an organic solvent under air for several months. The readily accessible 1,2-dicarbonyl radical cations generated by the reaction of NHCs with oxalyl chloride are remarkably persistent even in an aqueous solution for several months. They are also highly stable even under physiological conditions, making them particularly attractive potential candidates for organic MRI contrast agents. We hope that this Account will serve as a guide for the future development of stable NHC-derived organic radicals and draw the attention of the synthetic community to their potential applications in material science.
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- Hayoung Song
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology. Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology. Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology. Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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S. V. SS, Law JN, Tripp CE, Duplyakin D, Skordilis E, Biagioni D, Paton RS, St. John PC. Multi-objective goal-directed optimization of de novo stable organic radicals for aqueous redox flow batteries. NAT MACH INTELL 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s42256-022-00506-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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AbstractAdvances in the field of goal-directed molecular optimization offer the promise of finding feasible candidates for even the most challenging molecular design applications. One example of a fundamental design challenge is the search for novel stable radical scaffolds for an aqueous redox flow battery that simultaneously satisfy redox requirements at the anode and cathode, as relatively few stable organic radicals are known to exist. To meet this challenge, we develop a new open-source molecular optimization framework based on AlphaZero coupled with a fast, machine-learning-derived surrogate objective trained with nearly 100,000 quantum chemistry simulations. The objective function comprises two graph neural networks: one that predicts adiabatic oxidation and reduction potentials and a second that predicts electron density and local three-dimensional environment, previously shown to be correlated with radical persistence and stability. With no hard-coded knowledge of organic chemistry, the reinforcement learning agent finds molecule candidates that satisfy a precise combination of redox, stability and synthesizability requirements defined at the quantum chemistry level, many of which have reasonable predicted retrosynthetic pathways. The optimized molecules show that alternative stable radical scaffolds may offer a unique profile of stability and redox potentials to enable low-cost symmetric aqueous redox flow batteries.
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Hollister KK, Yang W, Mondol R, Wentz KE, Molino A, Kaur A, Dickie DA, Frenking G, Pan S, Wilson DJD, Gilliard RJ. Isolation of Stable Borepin Radicals and Anions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202202516. [PMID: 35289046 PMCID: PMC9324096 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Borepin, a 7-membered boron-containing heterocycle, has become an emerging molecular platform for the development of new materials and optoelectronics. While electron-deficient borepins are well-established, reduced electron-rich species have remained elusive. Herein we report the first isolable, crystalline borepin radical (2 a, 2 b) and anion (3 a, 3 b) complexes, which have been synthesized by potassium graphite (KC8 ) reduction of cyclic(alkyl)(amino) carbene-dibenzo[b,d]borepin precursors. Borepin radicals and anions have been characterized by EPR or NMR, elemental analysis, X-ray crystallography, and cyclic voltammetry. In addition, the bonding features have been investigated computationally using density functional theory.
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- Kimberly K. Hollister
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Virginia409 McCormick Rd./PO Box 400319CharlottesvilleVA 22904USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Virginia409 McCormick Rd./PO Box 400319CharlottesvilleVA 22904USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Virginia409 McCormick Rd./PO Box 400319CharlottesvilleVA 22904USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Virginia409 McCormick Rd./PO Box 400319CharlottesvilleVA 22904USA
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- Department of Chemistry and PhysicsLa Trobe Institute for Molecular ScienceLatrobe UniversityMelbourne3086, VictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Chemistry and PhysicsLa Trobe Institute for Molecular ScienceLatrobe UniversityMelbourne3086, VictoriaAustralia
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Virginia409 McCormick Rd./PO Box 400319CharlottesvilleVA 22904USA
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- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität MarburgHans-Meerwein-Strasse 435043MarburgGermany
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- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität MarburgHans-Meerwein-Strasse 435043MarburgGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and PhysicsLa Trobe Institute for Molecular ScienceLatrobe UniversityMelbourne3086, VictoriaAustralia
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Virginia409 McCormick Rd./PO Box 400319CharlottesvilleVA 22904USA
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Steffenfauseweh H, Vishnevskiy YV, Neumann B, Stammler HG, Andrada DM, Ghadwal R. Isolation of an Arsenic Diradicaloid with a Cyclic C2As2‐Core. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Bielefeld University: Universitat Bielefeld Chemistry GERMANY
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- Saarland University: Universitat des Saarlandes Chemistry GERMANY
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- Universitat Bielefeld Institut für Anorganische Chemie Universitätstrasse 25 33615 Bielefeld GERMANY
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Hollister KK, Yang W, Mondol R, Wentz KE, Molino A, Kaur A, Dickie DA, Frenking G, Pan S, Wilson DJD, Gilliard RJ. Isolation of Stable Borepin Radicals and Anions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202202516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Kimberly K. Hollister
- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia 409 McCormick Rd./PO Box 400319 Charlottesville VA 22904 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia 409 McCormick Rd./PO Box 400319 Charlottesville VA 22904 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia 409 McCormick Rd./PO Box 400319 Charlottesville VA 22904 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia 409 McCormick Rd./PO Box 400319 Charlottesville VA 22904 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science Latrobe University Melbourne 3086, Victoria Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science Latrobe University Melbourne 3086, Victoria Australia
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- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia 409 McCormick Rd./PO Box 400319 Charlottesville VA 22904 USA
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- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science Latrobe University Melbourne 3086, Victoria Australia
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- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia 409 McCormick Rd./PO Box 400319 Charlottesville VA 22904 USA
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Zissimou GA, Bartos P, Pietrzak A, Kaszyński P. "Upper" Ring Expansion of the Planar Blatter Radical via Photocyclization: Limitations and Impact on the Electronic Structure. J Org Chem 2022; 87:4829-4837. [PMID: 35290052 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Photocyclization of 8-aryloxybenzo[e][1,2,4]triazines leads to the formation of π-expanded flat Blatter radicals for three phenanthryloxy and pyren-1-yloxy derivatives, whereas no photoreaction is observed for the perylen-3-yloxy precursor. Two of the new radicals are nonplanar, out of which one is unstable to isolation. The radical with the fused pyrene ring constitutes the largest thus far paramagnetic polycyclic π-system containing seven fused rings with 27 sp2-hybridized atoms and 29 π-delocalized electrons. The investigation of the reaction conditions demonstrated the higher efficiency of photoformation of the parent radical in polar solvents, which suggests a polar transition state and the S1 photoreactive state. The effect of π expansion on the electronic structure was investigated with spectroscopic (UV-vis, electron paramagnetic resonance) and electrochemical methods augmented with density functional theory computational studies. The molecular structure of one of the radicals was determined with a single-crystal X-ray diffraction method.
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- Georgia A Zissimou
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, 91-403 Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Łódź University of Technology, Żeromskiego 116, 90-926 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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Sun J, Zhao E, Liang J, Li H, Zhao S, Wang G, Gu X, Tang BZ. Diradical-Featured Organic Small-Molecule Photothermal Material with High-Spin State in Dimers for Ultra-Broadband Solar Energy Harvesting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2108048. [PMID: 34882850 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Organic materials with radical characteristics are gaining increasing attention, due to their potential implications in highly efficient utilization of solar energy. Manipulating intermolecular interactions is crucial for tuning radical properties, as well as regulating their absorption bands, and thus improving the photothermal conversion efficiency. Herein, a diradical-featured organic small-molecule croconium derivative, CR-DPA-T, is reported for highly efficient utilization of solar energy. Upon aggregation, CR-DPA-T exists in dimer form, stabilized by the strong intermolecular π-π interactions, and exhibits a rarely reported high-spin state. Benefiting from the synergic effects of radical characteristics and strong intermolecular π-π interactions, CR-DPA-T powder absorbs broadly from 300 to 2000 nm. In-depth investigations with transient absorption analysis reveal that the strong intermolecular π-π interactions can promote nonradiative relaxation by accelerating internal conversion and facilitating intermolecular charge transfer (ICT) between dimeric molecules to open up faster internal conversion pathways. Remarkably, CR-DPA-T powder demonstrates a high photothermal efficiency of 79.5% under 808 nm laser irradiation. By employing CR-DPA-T as a solar harvester, a CR-DPA-T-loaded flexible self-healing poly(dimethylsiloxane) (H-PDMS) film, named as H-PDMS/CR-DPA-T self-healing film, is fabricated and employed for solar-thermal applications. These findings provide a feasible guideline for developing highly efficient diradical-featured organic photothermal materials.
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- Jiangman Sun
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, HIT Campus of University Town, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518172, China
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Gao H, Wu F, Zhao Y, Zhi X, Sun Y, Shen Z. Highly Stable Neutral Corrole Radical: Amphoteric Aromatic-Antiaromatic Switching and Efficient Photothermal Conversion. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:3458-3467. [PMID: 35170957 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The preparation of novel stable radical systems that survive and may be manipulated under harsh conditions is essential for their practical applications, such as energy storage and conversion materials. Here, we present a facile synthesis of an electrically neutral benzo-fused nickel corrole radical that shows remarkable photo- and thermal stability. The carbon-based organic radical character was confirmed using electron spin resonance and spin population analyses. This radical may be reversibly converted to its aromatic or antiaromatic ion via a one-electron redox process, as indicated by nuclear magnetic resonance chemical shifts and theoretical calculations. Notably, the antiaromatic state is stable, showing intense ring currents with complex pathways. The spectroscopic characteristics and calculated molecular orbitals of the corrole radical exhibit a combination of aromatic and antiaromatic features. On the basis of the aromatic light-harvesting property and antiaromatic emission-free character, the corrole radical exhibits highly robust, efficient photothermal energy conversion in water after encapsulation within nanoparticles, with the unpaired spin simultaneously retained. These results provide a fundamental understanding of the relationship between the (anti)aromaticity and photophysical properties of a porphyrinoid radical and a promising platform for the design of radical-based functional materials.
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- Hu Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Kim HJ, Perera K, Liang Z, Bowen B, Mei J, Boudouris BW. Radical Polymer-Based Organic Electrochemical Transistors. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:243-250. [PMID: 35574776 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are an emerging platform for bioelectronic applications. Significant effort has been placed in designing advanced polymers that simultaneously transport both charge and ions (i.e., macromolecules that are mixed conductors). However, the considerations for mixed organic conductors are often different from the established principles that are well-known in the solid-state organic electronics field; thus, the discovery of new OECT macromolecular systems is highly desired. Here, we demonstrate a new materials system by blending a radical polymer (i.e., a macromolecule with a nonconjugated backbone and with stable open-shell sites at its pendant group) with a frequently used conjugated polymer. Specifically, poly(4-glycidyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl) (PTEO) was blended with poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) to create thin films with distinct closed-shell and open-shell domains. Importantly, the sharp and unique oxidation-reduction (redox) potential associated with the radical moieties of the PTEO chain provided a distinct actuation feature to the blended films that modulated the ionic transport of the OECT devices. In turn, this led to controlled regulation of the doping of the P3HT phase in the composite film. By decoupling the ionic and electronic transport into two distinct phases and by using an ion transport phase with well-controlled redox activity, never-before-seen performance for a P3HT-based OECT was observed. That is, at loadings as low as 5% PTEO (by weight) OECTs achieved figure-of-merit (i.e., μC*) values >150 F V-1 cm-1 s-1, which place the performance on the same order as state-of-the-art conjugated polymers despite the relatively common conjugated macromolecular moiety implemented. As such, this effort presents a design platform by which to readily create a tailored OECT response through strategic macromolecular selection and polymer processing.
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- Ho Joong Kim
- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Kapuściński S, Anand B, Bartos P, Garcia Fernandez JM, Kaszyński P. Tethered Blatter Radical for Molecular Grafting: Synthesis of 6-Hydroxyhexyloxy, Hydroxymethyl, and Bis(hydroxymethyl) Derivatives and Their Functionalization. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27041176. [PMID: 35208966 PMCID: PMC8876519 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27041176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Synthetic access to 7-CF3-1,4-dihydrobenzo[e][1,2,4]triazin-4-yl radicals containing 4-(6-hydroxyhexyloxy)phenyl, 4-hydroxymethylphenyl or 3,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)phenyl groups at the C(3) position and their conversion to tosylates and phosphates are described. The tosylates were used to obtain disulfides and an azide with good yields. The Blatter radical containing the azido group underwent a copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition with phenylacetylene under mild conditions, giving the [1,2,3]triazole product in 84% yield. This indicates the suitability of the azido derivative for grafting Blatter radical onto other molecular objects via the CuAAC "click" reaction. The presented derivatives are promising for accessing surfaces and macromolecules spin-labeled with the Blatter radical.
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- Szymon Kapuściński
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland; (S.K.); (P.B.)
- Centre for Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Łódź, Poland;
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- Centre for Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Łódź, Poland;
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland; (S.K.); (P.B.)
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- Institute for Chemical Research, CSIC, University of Sevilla, Americo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
- Correspondence: (J.M.G.F.); (P.K.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland; (S.K.); (P.B.)
- Centre for Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Łódź, Poland;
- Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA
- Correspondence: (J.M.G.F.); (P.K.)
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Tan Y, Hsu SN, Tahir H, Dou L, Savoie BM, Boudouris BW. Electronic and Spintronic Open-Shell Macromolecules, Quo Vadis? J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:626-647. [PMID: 34982552 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Open-shell macromolecules (i.e., polymers containing radical sites either along their backbones or at the pendant sites of repeat units) have attracted significant attention owing to their intriguing chemical and physical (e.g., redox, optoelectronic, and magnetic) properties, and they have been proposed and/or implemented in a wide range of potential applications (e.g., energy storage devices, electronic systems, and spintronic modules). These successes span multiple disciplines that range from advanced macromolecular chemistry through nanoscale structural characterization and on to next-generation solid-state physics and the associated devices. In turn, this has allowed different scientific communities to expand the palette of radical-containing polymers relatively quickly. However, critical gaps remain on many fronts, especially regarding the elucidation of key structure-property-function relationships that govern the underlying electrochemical, optoelectronic, and spin phenomena in these materials systems. Here, we highlight vital developments in the history of open-shell macromolecules to explain the current state of the art in the field. Moreover, we provide a critical review of the successes and bring forward open opportunities that, if solved, could propel this class of materials in a meaningful manner. Finally, we provide an outlook to address where it seems most likely that open-shell macromolecules will go in the coming years. Our considered view is that the future of radical-containing polymers is extremely bright and the addition of talented researchers with diverse skills to the field will allow these materials and their end-use devices to have a positive impact on the global science and technology enterprise in a relatively rapid manner.
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- Ying Tan
- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.,Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, 1205 West State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Tretyakov EV, Ovcharenko VI, Terent'ev AO, Krylov IB, Magdesieva TV, Mazhukin DG, Gritsan NP. Conjugated nitroxide radicals. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr5025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Bartos P, Celeda M, Pietrzak A, Kaszyński P. Planar Blatter radicals through Bu 3SnH- and TMS 3SiH-assisted cyclization of aryl iodides: azaphilic radical addition. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo01742j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Radical chain cyclization of aryl iodides provides an efficient synthesis of planar Blatter radicals, and, for the first time, access to functionalized sulphur-containing analogues.
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- Paulina Bartos
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, 91-403 Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Łódź University of Technology, 90-924 Łódź, 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, Tennessee 37132, USA
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Yeo H, Akkiraju S, Tan Y, Tahir H, Dilley NR, Savoie BM, Boudouris BW. Electronic and Magnetic Properties of a Three-Arm Nonconjugated Open-Shell Macromolecule. ACS POLYMERS AU 2021; 2:59-68. [PMID: 36855748 PMCID: PMC9954411 DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.1c00026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nonconjugated radical polymers (i.e., macromolecules with aliphatic backbones that have stable open-shell sites along their pendant groups) have arisen as an intriguing complement to π-conjugated polymers in organic electronic devices and may prove to have superior properties in magneto-responsive applications. To date, however, the design of nonconjugated radical polymers has primarily focused on linear homopolymer, copolymer, and block polymer motifs even though conjugated dendritic macromolecules (i.e., polyradicals) have shown significant promise in terms of their response under applied magnetic fields. Here, we address this gap in creating a nonconjugated, three-arm radical macromolecule with nitroxide open-shell sites using a straightforward, single-step reaction, and we evaluated the electronic and magnetic properties of this material using a combined computational and experimental approach. The synthetic approach employed resulted in a high-purity macromolecule with a well-defined molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution. Moreover, epoxide-based units were implemented in the three-arm radical macromolecule design, and this resulted in a nonlinear radical macromolecule with a low (i.e., below room temperature) glass transition temperature and one that was an amorphous material in the solid state. These properties allowed thin films of the three-arm radical macromolecule to have electrical conductivity values on par with many linear radical polymers previously reported, and our computational efforts suggest the potential of higher generation open-shell dendrimers to achieve advanced electronic and magnetic properties. Importantly, the three-arm radical macromolecule also demonstrated antiferromagnetic exchange coupling between spins at temperatures < 10 K. In this way, this effort puts forward key structure-property relationships in nonlinear radical macromolecules and presents a clear path for the creation of next-generation macromolecules of this type.
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- Hyunki Yeo
- Charles
D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles
D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles
D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles
D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Birck
Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles
D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Charles
D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States,Department
of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States,
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Sowndarya S V S, St John PC, Paton RS. A quantitative metric for organic radical stability and persistence using thermodynamic and kinetic features. Chem Sci 2021; 12:13158-13166. [PMID: 34745547 PMCID: PMC8514092 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc02770k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Long-lived organic radicals are promising candidates for the development of high-performance energy solutions such as organic redox batteries, transistors, and light-emitting diodes. However, “stable” organic radicals that remain unreactive for an extended time and that can be stored and handled under ambient conditions are rare. A necessary but not sufficient condition for organic radical stability is the presence of thermodynamic stabilization, such as conjugation with an adjacent π-bond or lone-pair, or hyperconjugation with a σ-bond. However, thermodynamic factors alone do not result in radicals with extended lifetimes: many resonance-stabilized radicals are transient species that exist for less than a millisecond. Kinetic stabilization is also necessary for persistence, such as steric effects that inhibit radical dimerization or reaction with solvent molecules. We describe a quantitative approach to map organic radical stability, using molecular descriptors intended to capture thermodynamic and kinetic considerations. The comparison of an extensive dataset of quantum chemical calculations of organic radicals with experimentally-known stable radical species reveals a region of this feature space where long-lived radicals are located. These descriptors, based upon maximum spin density and buried volume, are combined into a single metric, the radical stability score, that outperforms thermodynamic scales based on bond dissociation enthalpies in identifying remarkably long-lived radicals. This provides an objective and accessible metric for use in future molecular design and optimization campaigns. We demonstrate this approach in identifying Pareto-optimal candidates for stable organic radicals. Molecular descriptors encoding kinetic and thermodynamic stabilization capture the difference between transient and persistent organic radicals.![]()
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- Shree Sowndarya S V
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523 USA
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden CO 80401 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523 USA
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Bodzioch A, Pietrzak A, Kaszyński P. Axially Chiral Stable Radicals: Resolution and Characterization of Blatter Radical Atropisomers. Org Lett 2021; 23:7508-7512. [PMID: 34533961 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Atropisomers of three Blatter radicals were obtained by the addition of 8-substituted 1-naphthyllithiums to 3-phenyl and 3-t-butylbenzo[e][1,2,4]triazine and separated by chiral high-performance liquid chromatography. Their absolute configurations were assigned by a comparison of experimental and time-dependent density functional theory calculated electronic circular dichroism spectra. The free energy of activation, ΔG‡298, and the half life of racemization, t1/2, at 298 K were determined at ∼25 kcal mol-1 and <130 h, respectively. Intramolecular π-π interactions in radicals were evident from single-crystal X-ray diffraction, density functional theory, and electrochemical analyses.
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- Agnieszka Bodzioch
- 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, Żeromskiego 116, 90-024 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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Zhao J, Li X, Han YF. Air-/Heat-Stable Crystalline Carbon-Centered Radicals Derived from an Annelated N-Heterocyclic Carbene. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:14428-14432. [PMID: 34469133 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Organic radicals are open-shell species and have been extensively applied to functional materials due to their unique physicochemical properties with unpaired electrons; however, most of them are highly reactive and short-lived. Herein, a series of stable radicals were readily accessed in two steps from a bis(imino)acenaphthene-supported N-heterocyclic carbene (IPr(BIAN)) through enhancing the delocalization of spin density. The IPr(BIAN)-based radicals 3a-c, obtained by reduction of the corresponding iminium salts 2a-c with KC8, have been spectroscopically and crystallographically (3a,c) characterized. DFT calculations indicate that increasing the electron-withdrawing properties of the para substituent on the carbene carbon atom results in the spin density evolving from the acenaphthene ring to the phenyl ring. The IPr(BIAN)-based radicals 3a-c show excellent stability: they have half-lives of 1 week in well-aerated solutions and feature a high thermal decomposition temperature up to 200 °C.
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- Jing Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, People's Republic of 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, People's Republic of 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, People's Republic of China
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Capricho JC, Saubern S, Best SP, Maksimovic J, Gupta A, Juodkazis S, Fox BL, Hameed N. Macroradical enables electrical conduction in epoxy thermoset. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Kim Y, Byeon JE, Jeong GY, Kim SS, Song H, Lee E. Highly Stable 1,2-Dicarbonyl Radical Cations Derived from N-Heterocyclic Carbenes. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:8527-8532. [PMID: 33974426 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c00707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Stable organic radicals have been of great academic interest not only in the context of fundamental understanding of reactive intermediates but also because of their numerous applications as functional materials. Apart from the early examples of triphenylmethyl and TEMPO derivatives, reports on air- and water-stable organic radicals are scarce, and their development remains a challenge. Herein, we present the design and synthesis of a novel organic radical based on a 1,2-dicarbonyl scaffold supported by N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs). The presented radical cations exhibit remarkable stability toward various harsh conditions, such as the presence of reactive chemicals (reductants, oxidants, strong acids, and bases) or high temperatures, by far exceeding the stability of triphenylmethyl and TEMPO radicals. In addition, physiological conditions including aqueous buffer and blood serum are tolerated. The steric and electronic stabilization provided by the two NHC moieties enabled the successful design of the highly stable radical.
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- Youngsuk Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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Pehl TM, Adams F, Kränzlein M, Rieger B. Expanding the Scope of Organic Radical Polymers to Polyvinylphosphonates Synthesized via Rare-Earth Metal-Mediated Group-Transfer Polymerization. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Thomas M. Pehl
- WACKER-Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry, Catalysis Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- WACKER-Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry, Catalysis Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- WACKER-Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry, Catalysis Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- WACKER-Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry, Catalysis Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Sharma MK, Rottschäfer D, Neumann B, Stammler HG, Danés S, Andrada DM, van Gastel M, Hinz A, Ghadwal RS. Metalloradical Cations and Dications Based on Divinyldiphosphene and Divinyldiarsene Ligands. Chemistry 2021; 27:5803-5809. [PMID: 33470468 PMCID: PMC8048781 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Metalloradicals are key species in synthesis, catalysis, and bioinorganic chemistry. Herein, two iron radical cation complexes (3‐E)GaCl4 [(3‐E).+ = [{(IPr)C(Ph)E}2Fe(CO)3].+, E = P or As; IPr = C{(NDipp)CH}2, Dipp = 2,6‐iPr2C6H3] are reported as crystalline solids. Treatment of the divinyldipnictenes {(IPr)C(Ph)E}2 (1‐E) with Fe2(CO)9 affords [{(IPr)C(Ph)E}2Fe(CO)3] (2‐E), in which 1‐E binds to the Fe atom in an allylic (η3‐EECvinyl) fashion and functions as a 4e donor ligand. Complexes 2‐E undergo 1e oxidation with GaCl3 to yield (3‐E)GaCl4. Spin density analysis revealed that the unpaired electron in (3‐E).+ is mainly located on the Fe (52–64 %) and vinylic C (30–36 %) atoms. Further 1e oxidation of (3‐E)GaCl4 leads to unprecedented η3‐EECvinyl to η3‐ECvinylCPh coordination shuttling to form the dications (4‐E)(GaCl4)2.
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- Mahendra K Sharma
- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry, Center for Molecular Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry, Center for Molecular Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry, Center for Molecular Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry, Center for Molecular Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Allgemeine und Anorganische Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes, Campus C4.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Allgemeine und Anorganische Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes, Campus C4.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Molecular Theory and Spectroscopy, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, Mülheim an der Ruhr, 45470, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 15, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry, Center for Molecular Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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Muench S, Gerlach P, Burges R, Strumpf M, Hoeppener S, Wild A, Lex‐Balducci A, Balducci A, Brendel JC, Schubert US. Emulsion Polymerizations for a Sustainable Preparation of Efficient TEMPO-based Electrodes. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:449-455. [PMID: 33078905 PMCID: PMC7839472 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202002251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Organic polymer-based batteries represent a promising alternative to present-day metal-based systems and a valuable step toward printable and customizable energy storage devices. However, most scientific work is focussed on the development of new redox-active organic materials, while straightforward manufacturing and sustainable materials and production will be a necessary key for the transformation to mass market applications. Here, a new synthetic approach for 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperinidyl-N-oxyl (TEMPO)-based polymer particles by emulsion polymerization and their electrochemical investigation are reported. The developed emulsion polymerization protocol based on an aqueous reaction medium allowed the sustainable synthesis of a redox-active electrode material, combined with simple variation of the polymer particle size, which enabled the preparation of nanoparticles from 35 to 138 nm. Their application in cell experiments revealed a significant effect of the size of the active-polymer particles on the performance of poly(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperinidyl-N-oxyl methacrylate) (PTMA)-based electrodes. In particular rate capabilities were found to be reduced with larger diameters. Nevertheless, all cells based on the different particles revealed the ability to recover from temporary capacity loss due to application of very high charge/discharge rates.
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- Simon Muench
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstr. 1007743 JenaGermany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
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- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
- Institute for Technical Chemistry and Environmental ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstr. 1007743 JenaGermany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstr. 1007743 JenaGermany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstr. 1007743 JenaGermany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 707743JenaGermany
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- Evonik Operations GmbHResearch, Development & InnovationPaul-Baumann-Straße 145772MarlGermany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstr. 1007743 JenaGermany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
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- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
- Institute for Technical Chemistry and Environmental ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstr. 1007743 JenaGermany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstr. 1007743 JenaGermany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
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Bartos P, Hande AA, Pietrzak A, Chrostowska A, Kaszyński P. Substituent effects on the electronic structure of the flat Blatter radical: correlation analysis of experimental and computational data. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj05137g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Functionalized flat Blatter radicals were obtained and substituent effects on spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and stability were investigated by correlation and DFT methods.
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- Paulina Bartos
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, 91-403 Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, 91-403 Łódź, Poland
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM 64000, Pau, France
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Łódź University of Technology, Żeromskiego 116, 90-024, Łódź, Poland
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM 64000, Pau, France
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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, 37132, USA
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Wang XQ, Wang W, Peng M, Zhang XZ. Free radicals for cancer theranostics. Biomaterials 2020; 266:120474. [PMID: 33125969 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Free radicals were generally regarded as highly reactive, transient and harmful species. In fact, some of the free radicals can also be inactive, long-lived and beneficial for our health. These properties of free radicals provide future possibilities for their application in various fields. Owning to their open-shell electronic structure, free radicals exhibit unique advantages in biomedical applications, such as high reactivity, photoacoustic and photothermal conversion ability, molecular magnetic. In this review, recent progress on free radicals and their applications in cancer theranostics are presented. Typical materials that exhibit controlled generation of free radicals and their applications for photodynamic therapy (PDT), chemodynamic therapy (CDT), sonodynamic therapy (SDT), gas therapy, hypoxic cancer treatment, photothermal therapy (PTT), photoacoustic imaging (PAI) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are summarized and discussed.
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- Xiao-Qiang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China; The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, PR China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China; School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China.
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Votkina DE, Petunin PV, Trusova ME, Postnikov PS, Audran G, Marque SRA. Kinetic investigation of thermal and photoinduced homolysis of alkylated verdazyls. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:21881-21887. [PMID: 32968753 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03151h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The on-demand generation of stable organic radicals from the precursors can be considered as an essential challenge for the plethora of applications in various fields of science. In this contribution, we prepared a range of N-(methyl)benzyl derivatives of 6-oxoverdazyl via atom transfer radical addition from moderate to high yields and studied their thermal- and photo-initiated homolysis. The kinetics of homolysis was measured, and the dissociating rate constant kd, activation energy Ea and frequency factor A were estimated. Variation of the substituent at the C3-position of the verdazyl ring was successfully applied for fine-tuning the homolysis rate: the value of kd was higher for alkylverdazyls with electron-withdrawing groups, e.g., the para nitro group afforded a 6-fold increase in kd. In contrast to thermal homolysis, the rate of photoinduced decomposition depends on both the extinction coefficient and the value of activation energy. Thus, nitro-containing alkylated verdazyls show the highest homolysis rate in both types of initiations. The achieved results afford a novel opportunity in the controlled generation of verdazyls and further application of these compounds in medicine and chemical industry.
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- Darya E Votkina
- Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, Tomsk Polytechnic University, 30 Lenin Avenue, Tomsk, 634050, Russia.
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Shaikh AC, Moutet J, Veleta JM, Hossain MM, Bloch J, Astashkin AV, Gianetti TL. Persistent, highly localized, and tunable [4]helicene radicals. Chem Sci 2020; 11:11060-11067. [PMID: 34123196 PMCID: PMC8162278 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04850j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Persistent organic radicals have gained considerable attention in the fields of catalysis and materials science. In particular, helical molecules are of great interest for the development and application of novel organic radicals in optoelectronic and spintronic materials. Here we report the syntheses of easily tunable and stable neutral quinolinoacridine radicals under anaerobic conditions by chemical reduction of their quinolinoacridinium cation analogs. The structures of these [4]helicene radicals were determined by X-ray crystallography. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations, supported by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements, indicate that over 40% of spin density is located at the central carbon of our [4]helicene radicals regardless of their structural modifications. The localization of the charge promotes a reversible oxidation to the cation upon exposure to air. This unusual reactivity toward molecular oxygen was monitored via UV-Vis spectroscopy.
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- Aslam C Shaikh
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona Tucson AZ USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona Tucson AZ USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona Tucson AZ USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona Tucson AZ USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona Tucson AZ USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona Tucson AZ USA
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Ji L, Shi J, Wei J, Yu T, Huang W. Air-Stable Organic Radicals: New-Generation Materials for Flexible Electronics? ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1908015. [PMID: 32583945 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201908015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In the last few years, air-stable organic radicals and radical polymers have attracted tremendous attention due to their outstanding performance in flexible electronic devices, including transistors, batteries, light-emitting diodes, thermoelectric and photothermal conversion devices, and among many others. The main issue of radicals from laboratory studies to real-world applications is that the number of known air-stable radicals is very limited, and the radicals that have been used as materials are even less. Here, the known and newly developed air-stable organic radicals are summarized, generalizing the way of observing air-stable radicals. The special electric and photophysical properties of organic radicals and radical polymers are interpreted, which give radicals a wide scope for various of potential applications. Finally, the exciting applications of radicals that have been achieved in flexible electronic devices are summarized. The aim herein is to highlight the recent achievements in radicals in chemistry, materials science, and flexible electronics, and further bridge the gap between these three disciplines.
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- Lei Ji
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
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Kostryukov SG, Chernyaeva OY, Tanaseichuk BS, Kozlov AS, Pryanichnikova MK, Burtasov AA. Triarylverdazyl radicals as promising redox-active components of rechargeable organic batteries. Russ Chem Bull 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-020-2905-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Prediction of organic homolytic bond dissociation enthalpies at near chemical accuracy with sub-second computational cost. Nat Commun 2020; 11:2328. [PMID: 32393773 PMCID: PMC7214445 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16201-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Bond dissociation enthalpies (BDEs) of organic molecules play a fundamental role in determining chemical reactivity and selectivity. However, BDE computations at sufficiently high levels of quantum mechanical theory require substantial computing resources. In this paper, we develop a machine learning model capable of accurately predicting BDEs for organic molecules in a fraction of a second. We perform automated density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the M06-2X/def2-TZVP level of theory for 42,577 small organic molecules, resulting in 290,664 BDEs. A graph neural network trained on a subset of these results achieves a mean absolute error of 0.58 kcal mol-1 (vs DFT) for BDEs of unseen molecules. We further demonstrate the model on two applications: first, we rapidly and accurately predict major sites of hydrogen abstraction in the metabolism of drug-like molecules, and second, we determine the dominant molecular fragmentation pathways during soot formation.
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3,3′,3’’-(Benzene-1,3,5-triyl)tris(1-phenyl-1H-benzo[e][1,2,4]triazin-4-yl): A C3 symmetrical Blatter-type triradical. Tetrahedron 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2020.131077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wang S, Easley AD, Lutkenhaus JL. 100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Fundamentals for the Future of Macromolecular Nitroxide Radicals. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:358-370. [PMID: 35648551 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Macromolecular radicals, radical polymers, and polyradicals bear unique functionalities derived from their pendant radical groups. The increasing need for organic functional materials is driving the growth in research interest in macromolecular radicals for batteries, electronics, memory, and imaging. This Viewpoint summarizes the current state-of-knowledge regarding the macromolecular nitroxide radicals' redox mechanism, conductivity, chain conformation, controlled polymerization, network structure, conjugated forms, and applications. The nitroxide radical group is the focus because it is the most widely studied. Although most literature focuses upon applications, an emerging body of work is highlighting the fundamental physicochemical properties of macromolecular radicals. To this end, this Viewpoint recommends areas of opportunity in fundamental studies and best practices in reporting.
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- Shaoyang Wang
- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Kostryukov SG, Balandina AV, Kozlov AS, Kraynov EV, Pryanichnikova MK, Chernyaeva OY, Akhmatova AA, Lukshina YI. Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of
2-(4-R1-Phenyl)-6-(4-R2-phenyl)-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydro1,2,4,5-tetrazin-1(2H)-yls. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363220030044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Yang W, Krantz KE, Freeman LA, Dickie DA, Molino A, Frenking G, Pan S, Wilson DJD, Gilliard RJ. Persistent Borafluorene Radicals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:3850-3854. [PMID: 31816143 PMCID: PMC7064902 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201909627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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N‐Heterocyclic carbene (NHC)‐ and cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene (CAAC)‐stabilized borafluorene radicals have been isolated and characterized by elemental analysis, single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, UV/Vis absorption, cyclic voltammetry (CV), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, and theoretical studies. Both the CAAC–borafluorene radical (2) and the NHC–borafluorene radical (4) have a considerable amount of spin density localized on the boron atoms (0.322 for 2 and 0.369 for 4). In compound 2, the unpaired electron is also partly delocalized over the CAAC ligand carbeneC and N atoms. However, the unpaired electron in compound 4 mainly resides throughout the borafluorene π‐system, with significantly less delocalization over the NHC ligand. These results highlight the Lewis base dependent electrostructural tuning of materials‐relevant radicals. Notably, this is the first report of crystalline borafluorene radicals, and these species exhibit remarkable solid‐state and solution stability.
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- Wenlong Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, 409 McCormick Rd./ PO Box 400319, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, 409 McCormick Rd./ PO Box 400319, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, 409 McCormick Rd./ PO Box 400319, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, 409 McCormick Rd./ PO Box 400319, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 3086, Victoria, Australia
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 3086, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, 409 McCormick Rd./ PO Box 400319, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
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Yang W, Krantz KE, Freeman LA, Dickie DA, Molino A, Frenking G, Pan S, Wilson DJD, Gilliard RJ. Persistent Borafluorene Radicals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201909627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Wenlong Yang
- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia 409 McCormick Rd./ PO Box 400319 Charlottesville VA 22904 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia 409 McCormick Rd./ PO Box 400319 Charlottesville VA 22904 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia 409 McCormick Rd./ PO Box 400319 Charlottesville VA 22904 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia 409 McCormick Rd./ PO Box 400319 Charlottesville VA 22904 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science La Trobe University Melbourne 3086 Victoria Australia
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- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35043 Marburg Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35043 Marburg Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science La Trobe University Melbourne 3086 Victoria Australia
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- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia 409 McCormick Rd./ PO Box 400319 Charlottesville VA 22904 USA
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de Sousa JA, Bejarano F, Gutiérrez D, Leroux YR, Nowik-Boltyk EM, Junghoefer T, Giangrisostomi E, Ovsyannikov R, Casu MB, Veciana J, Mas-Torrent M, Fabre B, Rovira C, Crivillers N. Exploiting the versatile alkyne-based chemistry for expanding the applications of a stable triphenylmethyl organic radical on surfaces. Chem Sci 2019; 11:516-524. [PMID: 32190271 PMCID: PMC7067255 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc04499j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The incorporation of terminal alkynes into the chemical structure of persistent organic perchlorotriphenylmethyl (PTM) radicals provides new chemical tools to expand their potential applications. In this work, this is demonstrated by the chemical functionalization of two types of substrates, hydrogenated SiO2-free silicon (Si-H) and gold, and, by exploiting the click chemistry, scarcely used with organic radicals, to synthesise multifunctional systems. On one hand, the one-step functionalization of Si-H allows a light-triggered capacitance switch to be successfully achieved under electrochemical conditions. On the other hand, the click reaction between the alkyne-terminated PTM radical and a ferrocene azide derivative, used here as a model azide system, leads to a multistate electrochemical switch. The successful post-surface modification makes the self-assembled monolayers reported here an appealing platform to synthesise multifunctional systems grafted on surfaces.
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- J Alejandro de Sousa
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) , Networking Research Center on Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) , Campus de la UAB , 08193 Bellaterra , Spain . .,Laboratorio de Electroquímica , Departamento de Química , Facultad de Ciencias , Universidad de los Andes , 5101 Mérida , Venezuela
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) , Networking Research Center on Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) , Campus de la UAB , 08193 Bellaterra , Spain .
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) , Networking Research Center on Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) , Campus de la UAB , 08193 Bellaterra , Spain .
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- Univ Rennes , CNRS , ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR 6226 , F-35000 Rennes , France
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , University of Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) , Albert-Einstein-Str 15 , 12489 Berlin , Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) , Albert-Einstein-Str 15 , 12489 Berlin , Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , University of Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) , Networking Research Center on Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) , Campus de la UAB , 08193 Bellaterra , Spain .
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) , Networking Research Center on Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) , Campus de la UAB , 08193 Bellaterra , Spain .
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- Univ Rennes , CNRS , ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR 6226 , F-35000 Rennes , France
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) , Networking Research Center on Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) , Campus de la UAB , 08193 Bellaterra , Spain .
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) , Networking Research Center on Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) , Campus de la UAB , 08193 Bellaterra , Spain .
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Wilcox DA, Snaider J, Mukherjee S, Yuan L, Huang L, Savoie BM, Boudouris BW. Tuning the interfacial and energetic interactions between a photoexcited conjugated polymer and open-shell small molecules. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:1413-1422. [PMID: 30657519 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01930d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Design rules and application spaces for closed-shell conjugated polymers have been well established in the field of organic electronics, but the emerging class of open-shell stable radicals has not been evaluated in such detail. Thus, establishing the underlying physical phenomena associated with the interactions between both classes of molecules is imperative for the effective utilization of these soft materials. Here, we establish that Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) is the dominant mechanism by which energy transfer occurs from a common conjugated polymer to various radical species using a combination of experimental and computational approaches. Specifically, we determined this fact by monitoring the fluorescence quenching of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) in the presence of three radical species: (1) the galvinoxyl; (2) the 2-phenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-3-oxide-1-oxyl (PTIO); and (3) the 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) radicals. Both in solution and in the solid-state, the galvinoxyl and PTIO radicals showed quenching that was on par with that of a common fullerene electron-accepting derivative, due to the considerable overlap of their absorbance spectrum with the fluorescence spectrum of the P3HT species, which indicated that isoenergetic electronic transitions existed for both species. Conversely, TEMPO showed minimal quenching at similar concentrations due to the lack of such an overlap. Furthermore, computational studies demonstrated that FRET would occur at a significantly faster rate than other competing processes. These findings suggest that long-range energy transfer can be accomplished in applications when radicals that can act as FRET acceptors are utilized, forming a new design paradigm for future applications involving both closed- and open-shell soft materials.
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- Daniel A Wilcox
- Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 W Stadium Ave, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
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