The effect of solvents on asymmetric induction cationic copolymerization of l-menthyl vinyl ether with indene

Cationic copolymerization of l-menthyl vinyl ether (l-MVE) with indene (IN) was carried out in several solvents with BF₃OEt₂ as catalyst at 0°C. The solvents used in this study were selected toluene (Tol), chloroform (CHCl₃), chlorobenzene (BzCl), 1,2-dichloroethane (EtCl₂), and nitrobenzene; (BzNO₂)/Tol = 65/35 mixture solvent. l-Methyl residue, which is an optically active side chain of copolymer produced by cationic copolymerization, was removed with dry hydrogen bromide gas by ether cleavage reaction. The copolymer [vinyl alcohol(VA)–lN], produced by the ether cleavage reaction, also showed optical rotation. From this result, therefore, it was concluded that asymmetric induction takes place in the copolymer main chain. The efficiency of asymmetric induction was determined by the measurement of optical rotation of VA–IN copolymer after the ether cleavage reaction. The efficiency of asymmetric induction in the copolymer main chain developed from the variation on polymerization solvents; the order was Tol > EtCl₂ > BzCl > CHCl₃ > BzNO₂/Tol (65/35) mixture solvent.     

Reactivity of an Intramolecular Fluorophosphonium Fluoroborate

The reactions of the intramolecular frustrated Lewis pair‐adduct Ph₂PC(p‐Tol)?C(C₆F₅)B(C₆F₅)₂(CNtBu) with XeF₂ gave Ph₂P(F)C(p‐Tol)?C(C₆F₅)B(F)(C₆F₅)₂ ( 3 ). This species reacts with two equivalents of Al(C₆F₅)₃?C₇H₈ producing the salt, [Ph₂P(F)C(p‐Tol)?C(C₆F₅)B(C₆F₅)₂][F(Al(C₆F₅)₃)₂] ( 4 ), whereas reaction with HSiEt₃/B(C₆F₅)₃ gave Ph₂P(F)C(p‐Tol)?C(H)B(C₆F₅)₃ ( 5 ). The photolysis of 3 resulted in aromatization affording the phenanthralene derivative Ph₂P(F)C(p‐Tol(o‐C₆F₄))?CB(F)(C₆F₅)₂ ( 6 ).     

Solid‐State Structural Transformations and Photoreactivity of 1D‐Ladder Coordination Polymers of PbII

An attempt has been made to design double‐stranded ladder‐like coordination polymers (CPs) of hemidirected Pb^II. Four CPs, [Pb(μ‐bpe)(O₂C‐C₆H₅)₂] ? 2H₂O ( 1 ), [Pb₂(μ‐bpe)₂(μ‐O₂C‐C₆H₅)₂(O₂C‐C₆H₅)₂] ( 2 ), [Pb₂(μ‐bpe)₂(μ‐O₂C‐p‐Tol)₂(O₂C‐p‐Tol)₂] ? 1.5 H₂O ( 3 ) and [Pb₂(μ‐bpe)₂(μ‐O₂C‐m‐Tol)₂(O₂C‐m‐Tol)₂] ( 4 ) (bpe=1,2‐bis(4′‐pyridyl)ethylene), have been synthesised and investigated for their solid‐state photoreactivity. CPs 2 – 4 , having a parallel orientation of bpe molecules in their ladder structures and being bridged by carboxylates, were found to be photoreactive, whereas CP 1 is a linear one‐dimensional (1D) CP with guest water molecules aggregating to form a hydrogen‐bonded 1D structure. The linear strands of 1 were found to pair up upon eliminating lattice water molecules by heating, which led to the solid‐state structural transformation of photostable linear 1D CP 1 into photoreactive ladder CP 2 . In the construction of the double‐stranded ladder‐like structures, the parallel alignment of C?C bonds in 2 – 4 is dictated by the chelating and μ₂‐η²:η¹ bridging modes of the benzoate and toluate ligands. The role of solvents in the formation of such double‐stranded ladder‐like structures has also been investigated. A single‐crystal‐to‐single‐crystal transformation occurred when 4 was irradiated under UV light to form [Pb₂(rctt‐tpcb)(μ‐O₂C‐m‐Tol)₂(O₂C‐m‐Tol)₂] ( 5 ).     

Pentafulvenkomplexe des Titans — Synthese,Struktur und Fluktuierendes Verhalten von Cp′Ti{η6‐C5H4=C(p‐Tol)2}Cl (Cp′ = Cp*, Cp)

Complexes of Titanium — Synthesis, Structure, and Fluxional Behaviour of CpTi{η⁶‐C₅H₄=C(p‐Tol)₂}Cl (Cp′ = Cp*, Cp) The reaction of Cp′TiCl₃ (C′ = Cp* or Cp) with magnesium and 6, 6‐di‐para‐tolylpentafulvene generates good yields of pentafulvene complexes Cp*Ti{η⁶‐C₅H₄=C(p‐Tol)₂}Cl ( 4 ) and CpTi{η⁶‐C₅H₄=C(p‐Tol)₂}Cl ( 5 ), respectively. The crystal and molecular structure of 4 have been determined from X‐ray data and exhibits compared to known η⁶‐pentafulvene complexes an unusual large Ti—C(p‐Tol)₂ (Fv)‐distance (2.535(5)Å) evoked by the bulky substituents at the exocyclic carbon. Dynamic ¹H‐NMR and spin saturation transfer experiments point out a rotation of the fulvene ligand around the Ti—Ct2 axis (Ct2 = centroid of the fulvene ring carbon atoms) with an activation barrier ΔG^≠_C = 60.6 ± 0.5 kJ mol⁻¹ (T_C = 314 ± 2 K). For 5 this barrier is significantly larger. Analogous dynamic behaviour is well known for diene complexes, but to our knowledge, it is here first‐time described for a pentafulvene complex.     

Studies in aryltin chemistry: Part 13. Spectroscopic and fungicidal studies of some m‐ and o‐substituted triaryltin acetates,oxides and hydroxides

The fungicidal activity of a series of aryltin com‐<?tw=99%>pounds, Ar₃SnOAc (Ar = m‐Tol (m−CH₃C₆H₄),<?tw>­3,5‐Xyl [3,5‐(CH₃)₂C₆H₃], o‐Tol (o−CH₃C₆H₄) or Mes [2,4,6‐(CH₃)₃C₆H₂]) and (Ar₃Sn)₂O [Ar = m‐Tol, m‐Anis (m‐CH₃OC₆H₄), or o‐Tol] as well as (Mes)₃SnOH, for which IR and NMR (¹¹⁹Sn) data are reported, has been assessed­by radial growth assays on Aspergillus niger, Botrytis cinera, Mucor hiemalis, Fusarium solani and Penicillium chrysogenum, and the results­are compared with those for the corresponding triphenyl‐ and tris (p‐tolyl)‐tin compounds. In general, sterically hindered systems (Ar =­Mes) which are unlikely to achieve a trigonal‐bipyramidal five‐coordinate geometry at tin­with oxygen atoms in the axial positions, are ineffective as fungicides. However the o‐tolyltin compounds, particularly the acetate, show some fungicidal activity. A larger size (m‐Anis) or number (3,5‐Xyl) of meta groups decreases fungicidal activity (to zero against P. chryso‐­genum) in comparison with (m‐Tol)₃SnX. Indeed, where test substances are inactive as fungicides, they promote the growth rate of P.chrysogenum by up to 60%. The steric effects implied by these data suggest that dimensions of active sites in the F₀ unit of the ATPase enzyme may differ significantly for each fungus studied. A model for the active site is proposed, based on the need of the Ar₃Sn⁺ unit first to be able to reach the active site and then to occupy it with the required five‐coordinate geometry so as to inhibit the activity of the ATPase enzyme. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A structural investigation of heteroleptic pentavalent antimonials and their leishmanicidal activity

In the quest for new drug candidates for the safe treatment of parasitic diseases like leishmaniasis, a series of heteroleptic pentavalent antimonials of the type [SbR₃(OOCR′)₂] were synthesized and characterized using elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and multinuclear (¹H and ¹³C) NMR spectroscopy. The carboxylate moieties are predominantly substituted benzoates with some complexes that fit in acetato or nicotinato ligands. The crystal structures of [Sb(p‐Tol)₃(p‐CH₃C₆H₄COO)₂], [Sb(p‐Tol)₃(3,5‐Cl₂C₆H₃COO)₂] and [Sb(p‐Tol)₃(3‐nicotinato)₂] were determined crystallographically and shown to adopt geometries intermediate between trigonal bipyramidal and square pyramidal, and essentially monomeric with a five‐coordinated Sb center. The leishmanicidal activity was assessed against the Leishmania tropica KWH23 parasite, and the cytotoxicity level was also measured on human macrophage blood cells. It was observed that IC₅₀ of the antimonials was 100‐fold superior as compared with the standard antimonial drug used. Cytotoxicity results showed that these antimonials are highly active even at low concentrations and are biocompatible with human macrophages, making them highly promising drug candidates for further investigation. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Lattice Compression Revealed at the ≈1 nm Scale

Lattice tuning at the ≈1 nm scale is fascinating and challenging; for instance, lattice compression at such a minuscule scale has not been observed. The lattice compression might also bring about some unusual properties, which waits to be verified. Through ligand induction, we herein achieve the lattice compression in a ≈1 nm gold nanocluster for the first time, as detected by the single-crystal X-ray crystallography. In a freshly synthesized Au₅₂(CHT)₂₈ (CHT=S-c−C₆H₁₁) nanocluster, the lattice distance of the (110) facet is found to be compressed from 4.51 to 3.58 Å at the near end. However, the lattice distances of the (111) and (100) facets show no change in different positions. The lattice-compressed nanocluster exhibits superior electrocatalytic activity for the CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR) compared to that exhibited by the same-sized Au₅₂(TBBT)₃₂ (TBBT=4-tert-butyl-benzenethiolate) nanocluster and larger Au nanocrystals without lattice variation, indicating that lattice tuning is an efficient method for tailoring the properties of metal nanoclusters. Further theoretical calculations explain the high CO₂RR performance of the lattice-compressed Au₅₂(CHT)₂₈ and provide a correlation between its structure and catalytic activity.     

Synthesis,Structures and DFT Studies of Imido‐bridged and (Bis)ligand‐coordinated Titanium Complexes

Syntheses and structures of five imido‐bridged dinuclear titanium complexes and two (bis)ligand‐coordinated mononuclear titanium complexes are reported. Addition of 1 or 2 equiv. of Schiff base ligand (((1H‐pyrrol‐2‐yl)methylene)amino)‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐inden‐2‐ol (H₂L) to Ti(NMe₂)₄ resulted in transamination with 4 equiv. of dimethylamides generating a (bis)ligand‐coordinated complex Ti(L)₂ ( 1 ). Treatment of Ti(NMe₂)₄ with 1 equiv. of ^tBuNH₂ followed by addition of 1 equiv. of H₂L afforded an imido‐bridged complex [Ti(L)(N^tBu)]₂ ( 2 ). 1:1:1:1 reaction of Ti(NMe₂)₄/RNH₂/H₂L/py(or phen) produced imido‐bridgedcomplexes [Ti(L)(NPh)(py)]₂ ( 3 ), [Ti(L)(4‐F‐PhN)(py)]₂·Tol ( 4 ·Tol), [Ti(L)(4‐Cl‐PhN)(py)]₂·Tol·THF ( 5 ·Tol·THF), [Ti(L)(4‐Br‐PhN)(py)]₂·Tol ( 6 ·Tol) and a (bis)ligand‐coordinated complex Ti(L)₂·phen ( 7 ) (py = pyridine, phen = 1,10‐phenanthroline). Attempts to prepare the monomeric titianium imido complexes were unsuccessful. DFT studies show that the assumed compound which contains Ti = N species is less stable than imido‐bridged Ti‐N(R)‐Ti complexes, providing the better understanding of the experimental results.     

Designing New α,β‐Unsaturated Thioesters for the Catalytic,Enantioselective Friedel?Crafts Alkylation of Indoles

A new class of α,β‐unsaturated S‐(1,3‐benzoxazol‐2‐yl) thioesters of type 2 have been synthesized and effectively employed as electrophiles in the stereoselective alkylation of indoles. The combination of electronic as well as steric properties of such Michael acceptors allowed us to carry out Friedel? Crafts alkylations of various substituted indoles in the presence of a catalytic amount (20 mol‐%) of chiral cationic [Pd^II(Tol‐binap)] complexes. With the optimized catalytic system (PdCl₂(MeCN)₂/Tol‐binap/AgSbF₆), the desired β‐indolyl‐substituted thioderivatives 4 were obtained in good yield, with an enantiomeric excess (ee) of up to 86%. The remarkable versatility of the enantiomerically enriched thioesters 4 was demonstrated by quantitatively transforming them into optically active β‐indolyl esters and amides under mild conditions. With this stereoselective, catalytic Friedel? Crafts reaction, we open up the way towards new α,β‐unsaturated compounds that could be suitable candidates for the preparation of a number of optically active β‐substituted carboxylic compounds.     

D‐π‐a‐type oxime sulfonate photoacid generators for cationic polymerization under UV–visible LED irradiation

Four D‐π‐A‐type nonionic oxime sulfonate photoacid generators (PAGs) have been designed and synthesized for use in light‐emitting diode (LED) excitable cationic photoinitiators, in which N,N‐diphenylamino was used as electron donor with trifluoroacetophenone‐based oxime sulfonates (trifluoromethanoesulfonate and p‐toluenesulfonate) as electron acceptor and substituted fluorene and biphenyl groups as the π‐conjugated systems. PAG‐Ben‐Tol (with biphenyl and p‐toluenesulfonate) and PAG‐Flu‐Tol (with fluorene and p‐toluenesulfonate) showed high quantum yields of photoacid generation (0.33–0.50) and very good thermal stability (over 250 °C). The absorbance spectra of these PAGs were consistent with the emission spectra of commercially gained UV–visible LED light sources. The potential of these PAGs for cationic photoinitiators was tested in two cationic monomer systems. These PAGs needed low light intensity and low concentration for photopolymerization with high conversions of monomer, for example, over 80%, gained at 3.0 mW cm⁻² from 365 to 470 nm LEDs. The photochemical mechanisms of these PAGs are comprehensively investigated and discussed in detail. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 1146–1154     

Cross Aldolization Between Benzaldehyde and n-Heptaldehyde to α-Pentylcinnamaldehyde Overcalcined mg-al Hydrotalcites

Calcined Mg-Al hydrotalcites (CHT) with various Mg/Al atomic ratios were prepared and characterized by XRD, BET and TPD of carbon dioxide. The CHT catalysts were utilized for the synthesis of -pentylcinnamaldehyde (-P_c) from benzaldehyde and n-heptaldehyde in a stirred batch autoclave reactor. An increase of Mg/Al atomic ratio of CHT samples results in the apparent enhancement of catalyst basicity with concomitant decrease of surface areas. Both the catalytic activity and the -P_c selectivity increase with the catalyst basicity and the reaction temperature.     

Unraveling the Effect of the Hydration Level on the Molecular Mobility of Nanolayered Polymeric Systems

This work investigates the influence of the hydration level on the molecular mobility and glass transition dynamics of freestanding chitosan/alginate (CHT/ALG) nanolayered systems. Nonconventional dynamic mechanical analysis identifies two relaxation processes assigned to the α‐relaxation of the two biopolymers, respectively, CHT and ALG, when immersed in water/ethanol mixtures. This phenomenon explains the shape memory properties of the multilayered systems induced by hydration, thus constituting promising smart materials that would be of paramount importance in a plethora of research fields, including in the biomedical and biotechnological fields.     

Three‐Coordinate Nickel(I) Complexes Stabilised by Six‐, Seven‐ and Eight‐Membered Ring N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes: Synthesis,EPR/DFT Studies and Catalytic Activity

Comproportionation of [Ni(cod)₂] (cod=cyclooctadiene) and [Ni(PPh₃)₂X₂] (X=Br, Cl) in the presence of six‐, seven‐ and eight‐membered ring N‐aryl‐substituted heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) provides a route to a series of isostructural three‐coordinate Ni^I complexes [Ni(NHC)(PPh₃)X] (X=Br, Cl; NHC=6‐Mes 1 , 6‐Anis 2 , 6‐AnisMes 3 , 7‐o‐Tol 4 , 8‐Mes 5 , 8‐o‐Tol 6 , O‐8‐o‐Tol 7 ). Continuous wave (CW) and pulsed EPR measurements on 1 , 4 , 5 , 6 and 7 reveal that the spin Hamiltonian parameters are particularly sensitive to changes in NHC ring size, N substituents and halide. In combination with DFT calculations, a mixed SOMO of ∣3d〉 and ∣3d〉 character, which was found to be dependent on the complex geometry, was observed and this was compared to the experimental g values obtained from the EPR spectra. A pronounced ³¹P superhyperfine coupling to the PPh₃ group was also identified, consistent with the large spin density on the phosphorus, along with partially resolved bromine couplings. The use of 1 , 4 , 5 and 6 as pre‐catalysts for the Kumada coupling of aryl chlorides and fluorides with ArMgY (Ar=Ph, Mes) showed the highest activity for the smaller ring systems and/or smaller substituents (i.e., 1 > 4 ≈ 6 ? 5 ).     

Promoting Difficult Carbon–Carbon Couplings: Which Ligand Does Best?

A Pd complex, cis‐[Pd(C₆F₅)₂(THF)₂] ( 1 ), is proposed as a useful touchstone for direct and simple experimental measurement of the relative ability of ancillary ligands to induce C?C coupling. Interestingly, 1 is also a good alternative to other precatalysts used to produce Pd⁰L. Complex 1 ranks the coupling ability of some popular ligands in the order P^tBu₃>o‐TolPEWO‐F≈tBuXPhos>P(C₆F₅)₃≈PhPEWO‐F>P(o‐Tol)₃≈THF≈tBuBrettPhos?Xantphos≈PhPEWO‐H?PPh₃ according to their initial coupling rates, whereas their efficiency, depending on competitive hydrolysis, is ranked tBuXPhos≈P^tBu₃≈o‐TolPEWO‐F>PhPEWO‐F>P(C₆F₅)₃?tBuBrettPhos>THF≈P(o‐Tol)₃>Xantphos>PhPEWO‐H?PPh₃. This “meter” also detects some other possible virtues or complications of ligands such as tBuXPhos or tBuBrettPhos.     

Syngas conversion beyond chemical equilibrium by in situ bimolecular reaction

An in situ bimolecular reaction, in which syngas is fed with toluene as a secondary reactant (hereafter Tol in situ methylation), was studied over bifunctional catalysts comprised of methanol synthesis catalyst and H-ZSM-5 in a fixed-bed down-flow reactor at 460 psig. When physically mixed with H-ZSM-5 to form bifunctional catalysts, CrZ_HZ (Cr₂O₃/ZnO + HZSM-5) catalyst showed much higher activity than CZA_HZ (CuO/ZnO/Al₂O₃ + H-ZSM-5) in the Tol in situ methylation, while CrZ catalyst exhibited substantially lower activity than CZA in methanol synthesis. CO conversion to methanol in the Tol in situ methylation was estimated by Bz in situ methylation. The CO conversion to methanol was calculated to be in the range of 11–27 %, while that in methanol synthesis over CrZ was about 5 % at most due to chemical equilibrium limitation. By employing a silicalite-coated H-ZSM-5 (Sil/HZ) in bifunctional catalyst, xylene selectivity and para-xylene yield were much improved in the Tol in situ methylation.     

Die Kristallstrukturen von Triphenylarsin-p-toluolsulfonylimin und seines Donor-Akzeptorkomplexes [ZrCl4(Ph3AsNSO2Tol)]2

The Crystal Structures of Triphenylarsin-p-toluene Sulfonylimine and of its Donor-Acceptor Complex [ZrCl₄(Ph₃AsNSO₂Tol)]₂ The molecular structures of the title compounds are reported. In the donor-acceptor complex [ZrCl₄(Ph₃AsNSO₂Tol)]₂ the zirconium atoms are bridged by the oxygen atoms of the triphenylarsin-p-toluene sulfonylimine molecules, forming a centrosymmetric dimer with a puckered Zr₂O₄S₂ eight-membered ring in the chair conformation. Ph₃AsNSO₂Tol: Space group P1 , Z = 2, structure determination with 4 010 observed unique reflections, R = 0.036. Lattice dimensions at 19°C: a = 897.52(4), b = 1 071.82(6), c = 1 337,49(5) pm, α = 110.280(4)°, β = 98.814(4)°, γ = 109.872(4)°. [ZrCl₄(Ph₃AsNSO₂Tol)]₂: Space group P2₁/n, Z = 4, structure determination with 3 762 observed unique reflections, R = 0.078. Lattice dimensions at ?60°C: a = 1 387.3(4), b = 1 434.9(2), c = 1 404.7(4) pm, β = 92.71(1)°.     

Cyanide Hydratase Modification Using Computational Design and Docking Analysis for Improved Binding Affinity in Cyanide Detoxification

Cyanide is a hazardous and detrimental chemical that causes the inactivation of the respiration system through the inactivation of cytochrome c oxidase. Because of the limitation in the number of cyanide-degrading enzymes, there is a great demand to design and introduce new enzymes with better functionality. This study developed an integrated method of protein-homology-modelling and ligand-docking protein-design approaches that reconstructs a better active site from cyanide hydratase (CHT) structure. Designing a mutant CHT (mCHT) can improve the CHT performance. A computational design procedure that focuses on mutation for constructing a new model of cyanide hydratase with better activity was used. In fact, this study predicted the three-dimensional (3D) structure of CHT for subsequent analysis. Inducing mutation on CHT of Trichoderma harzianum was performed and molecular docking was used to compare protein interaction with cyanide as a ligand in both CHT and mCHT. By combining multiple designed mutations, a significant improvement in docking for CHT was obtained. The results demonstrate computational capabilities for enhancing and accelerating enzyme activity. The result of sequence alignment and homology modeling show that catalytic triad (Cys-Glu-Lys) was conserved in CHT of Trichoderma harzianum. By inducing mutation in CHT structure, MolDock score enhanced from −18.1752 to −23.8575, thus the nucleophilic attack can occur rapidly by adding Cys in the catalytic cavity and the total charge of protein in pH 6.5 is increased from −6.0004 to −5.0004. Also, molecular dynamic simulation shows a stable protein-ligand complex model. These changes would help in the cyanide degradation process by mCHT.     

Crystal and molecular structures and luminescence properties of [Eu(Tol)<Subscript>3</Subscript>]<Subscript>2</Subscript> · 2DPH complex

The crystal structure of the [Eu(Tol)₃]₂ · 2DPH complex (Tol = toluic acid anion, DPG = diphenylguanidine) was determined by X-ray crystallography. The coordination polyhedron of a Eu atom [EuO₆] (CN = 8) is a distorted square antiprism with nonplanar quadrilateral faces. Diphenylguanidine molecules have been shown to be randomly distributed over the symmetry centers of a unit cell with site occupancies of 0.5. The π stacking interaction C-H…Cg exists in the structure to stabilize it. Luminescent characteristics of the compound have been determined.     

Promoting Difficult Carbon–Carbon Couplings: Which Ligand Does Best?

A Pd complex, cis‐[Pd(C₆F₅)₂(THF)₂] ( 1 ), is proposed as a useful touchstone for direct and simple experimental measurement of the relative ability of ancillary ligands to induce C−C coupling. Interestingly, 1 is also a good alternative to other precatalysts used to produce Pd⁰L. Complex 1 ranks the coupling ability of some popular ligands in the order P^tBu₃>o‐TolPEWO‐F≈tBuXPhos>P(C₆F₅)₃≈PhPEWO‐F>P(o‐Tol)₃≈THF≈tBuBrettPhos≫Xantphos≈PhPEWO‐H≫PPh₃ according to their initial coupling rates, whereas their efficiency, depending on competitive hydrolysis, is ranked tBuXPhos≈P^tBu₃≈o‐TolPEWO‐F>PhPEWO‐F>P(C₆F₅)₃≫tBuBrettPhos>THF≈P(o‐Tol)₃>Xantphos>PhPEWO‐H≫PPh₃. This “meter” also detects some other possible virtues or complications of ligands such as tBuXPhos or tBuBrettPhos.     

Crystalline Radicals Derived from Classical N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes

One‐electron reduction of C2‐arylated 1,3‐imidazoli(ni)um salts (IPr^Ar)Br (Ar=Ph, 3 a ; 4‐DMP, 3 b ; 4‐DMP=4‐Me₂NC₆H₄) and (SIPr^Ar)I (Ar=Ph, 4 a ; 4‐Tol, 4 b ) derived from classical NHCs (IPr=:C{N(2,6‐iPr₂C₆H₃)}₂CHCH, 1 ; SIPr=:C{N(2,6‐iPr₂C₆H₃)}₂CH₂CH₂, 2 ) gave radicals [(IPr^Ar)]^. (Ar=Ph, 5 a ; 4‐DMP, 5 b ) and [(SIPr^Ar)]^. (Ar=Ph, 6 a ; 4‐Tol, 6 b ). Each of 5 a , b and 6 a , b exhibited a doublet EPR signal, a characteristic of monoradical species. The first solid‐state characterization of NHC‐derived carbon‐centered radicals 6 a , b by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction is reported. DFT calculations indicate that the unpaired electron is mainly located at the original carbene carbon atom and stabilized by partial delocalization over the adjacent aryl group.