Molecular magnetism, quo vadis? A historical perspective from a coordination chemist viewpoint☆

J Ferrando-Soria, J Vallejo, M Castellano… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Molecular magnetism has travelled a long way from the pioneering studies on electron
exchange and double exchange or spin crossover and valence tautomerism in small …

The story of the little blue box: a tribute to Siegfried Hünig

XY Chen, H Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The tetracationic cyclophane, cyclobis (paraquat‐p‐phenylene), also known as the little blue
box, constitutes a modular receptor that has facilitated the discovery of many host–guest …

Mechanisms of asphaltene aggregation: puzzles and a new hypothesis

Y Zhang, M Siskin, MR Gray, CC Walters… - Energy & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In petroleum science, asphaltenes are well-known as the most refractory fraction of crude oil
and remain infamous for problems in production, transportation, and refining processes …

Diradical‐Featured Organic Small‐Molecule Photothermal Material with High‐Spin State in Dimers for Ultra‐Broadband Solar Energy Harvesting

J Sun, E Zhao, J Liang, H Li, S Zhao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Organic materials with radical characteristics are gaining increasing attention, due to their
potential implications in highly efficient utilization of solar energy. Manipulating …

Radical-pairing-induced molecular assembly and motion

K Cai, L Zhang, RD Astumian, JF Stoddart - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Radical-pairing interactions between conjugated organic π-radicals are relative newcomers
to the inventory of molecular recognition motifs explored in supramolecular chemistry. The …

Close Stacking of Antiaromatic Ni (II) Norcorrole Originating from a Four-Electron Multicentered Bonding Interaction

S Kino, S Ukai, N Fukui, R Haruki… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A π-conjugated molecule with one electronic spin often forms a π-stacked dimer through
molecular orbital interactions between two unpaired electrons. The bonding is recognized …

[PDF][PDF] Towards understanding π-stacking interactions between non-aromatic rings

K Molčanov, B Kojić-Prodić - IUCrJ, 2019 - journals.iucr.org
The first systematic study of π interactions between non-aromatic rings, based on the
authors' own results from an experimental X-ray charge-density analysis assisted by …

Spin-state switches in molecular materials chemistry

S Hayami, SM Holmes, MA Halcrow - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Spin-transition compounds are one of the most versatile types of molecular switch. 1–3 They
undergo an electronic rearrangement under a physical stimulus from a high-spin state, with …

Multifunctional dithiadiazolyl radicals: fluorescence, electroluminescence, and photoconducting behavior in pyren-1′-yl-dithiadiazolyl

Y Beldjoudi, MA Nascimento, YJ Cho… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The pyren-1′-yl-functionalized dithiadiazolyl (DTDA) radical, C16H9CNSSN (1), is
monomeric in solution and exhibits fluorescence in the deep-blue region of the visible …

Design and applications of single-component radical conductors

D Yuan, W Liu, X Zhu - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
Organic conducting materials have garnered considerable research attention in material
sciences and have shown immense potential in the development of advanced electronic …