Unveiling Three Interconvertible Redox States of Boraphenalene

CL Deng, KK Hollister, A Molino, BYE Tra… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Neutral 1-boraphenalene displays the isoelectronic structure of the phenalenyl carbocation
and is expected to behave as an attractive organoboron multi-redox system. However, the …

Redox‐Active Hydrocarbons: Isolation and Structural Determination of Cationic States toward Advanced Response Systems

T Harimoto, Y Ishigaki - ChemPlusChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Organic chemistry has developed rapidly as a carbon‐based science. Particularly,
hydrocarbons with aromatic rings have attracted much attention as molecular materials for …

Multiple stable redox states and tunable ground states via the marriage of viologens and Chichibabin's hydrocarbon

Y Dai, Z Xie, M Bao, C Liu, Y Su - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Chichibabin's hydrocarbon and viologens are among the most famous diradicaloids and
organic redox systems, respectively. However, each has its own disadvantages: the …

Syntheses, Geometric and Electronic Structures of Inorganic Cumulenes

J Tang, C Hu, AE Crumpton, M Dietz… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Molecular chains of two-coordinate carbon atoms (cumulenes) have long been targeted,
due to interest in the electronic structure and applications of extended π-systems, and their …

A linear Di-coordinate boron radical cation

YJ Lin, WC Liu, YH Liu, GH Lee, SY Chien… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The pursuit of di-coordinate boron radical has been continued for more than a half century,
and their stabilization and structural characterization remains a challenge. Here we report …

Sequential radical and cationic reactivity at separated sites within one molecule in solution

S Liu, Y Li, J Lin, Z Ke, H Grützmacher, CY Su, Z Li - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Distonic radical cations (DRCs) with spatially separated charge and radical sites are
expected to show both radical and cationic reactivity at different sites within one molecule …

Reactivity of a Hexaaryldiboron (6) Dianion as Boryl Radical Anions

S Li, F Shiri, G Xu, SM Yiu, HK Lee, TH Ng… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Our study unveils a novel approach to accessing boryl radicals through the spontaneous
homolytic cleavage of B–B bonds. We synthesized a hexaaryl-substituted diboron (6) …

Introducing Phosphorus into the Overcrowded Thiele's hydrocarbon Family: Unveiling Contorted Main Group Diradicaloids with Dynamic Redox Behavior

R Deka, M Asif Ansari, S Chattopadhyay… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Thiele's Hydrocarbons (THs) featuring a 9, 10‐anthrylene core with switchable
geometric and electronic configurations offer exciting possibilities in advanced functional …

Highly Stable Self‐Regenerating Organic Multi‐Redox Systems derived from Bicyclic (Alkyl)(amino) carbenes (BICAACs)

A Das, S Saha, S Maji, P Sarkar, A Jose… - … A European Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
An extended class of organic multi‐redox systems was derived from bicyclic (alkyl) amino
carbenes (BICAACs). The highly‐conjugated system undergoes a total of 4 redox events …

Double Dynamic Structural Change Enabling Tricolor Chromism by the Realization of Apparent Two‐Electron Transfer to Skip the Open‐Shell State

T Harimoto, Y Sugai, K Sugawara… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Most redox systems generally cannot avoid the involvement of open‐shell species upon
generating multiply charged species, which often reduces reversibility in multi‐color …