Persistent Borafluorene Radicals

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.     

Anthracene‐Attached Persistent Tricyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Radicals

Anthracene‐attached tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having different central polygons, Ant‐5 , Ant‐6 , and Ant‐7 , were synthesized to evaluate the role of an anthracene substituent group in the stability and reactivity of tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon radicals. The bulky anthryl group effectively protects a carbon atom with high spin density, resulting in high persistence of the radicals. On the other hand, the combination of the anthryl group and the tricyclic aromatic scaffold makes the molecular structure drastically change from a twisted form to a folded form and an unpaired electron moves into the anthryl moiety, eventually affording a tail‐to‐tail σ‐dimer.     

The Effect of Persistent TEMPO Radicals on the Gilch Polymerization

The mechanism of the Gilch polymerization leading to poly(p‐phenylene vinylenes) is still a matter of controversial discussion. Similar to some other research groups, we strongly favor a basically radical process. Moreover, we believe it is initiated by spontaneously formed diradicals. Here, we describe further experimental evidence which clearly supports the assumed initiation step: it is shown how the polymerization process is affected quantitatively when different amounts of 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine‐N‐oxyl (TEMPO) are added as a scavenger. In full agreement with our expectations, the chain growth is either retarded or completely prevented, depending on the respective molar ratio of monomer and scavenger.

     

Persistent Room-Temperature Radicals from Anionic Naphthalimides: Spin Pairing and Supramolecular Chemistry

N-Substituted naphthalimides (NNIs) have been shown to exhibit highly efficient and persistent room-temperature phosphorescence from an NNI-localized triplet excited state, when the N-substitution is a sufficiently strong donor and mediates an intramolecular charge-transfer (ICT) state upon photo-excitation. This work shows that, when the electron-donating ability of the N-substitution is further increased in the presence of a carbanion or phenoxide, spontaneous electron transfer (ET) occurs and results in radical anions, verified with electron-paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. However, the EPR-active anion is surprisingly persistent and impervious to nucleophilic and radical reactions under anionic conditions. The stability is thought to originate from an intramolecular spin pairing between the N-donor and the NI acceptor post ET, which is demonstrated in supramolecular chemistry.     

Persistent Antimony‐ and Bismuth‐Centered Radicals in Solution

Stibinyl and bismuthinyl radicals are recognized as representative intermediates of antimony and bismuth compounds, but still elusive in the condensed phase. We successfully synthesized persistent stibinyl and bismuthinyl radicals in solution by facile dissociation of the corresponding dimers with bulky substituents. We characterized the radicals by NMR and UV/Vis spectroscopy and estimated the thermodynamic parameters for the dissociation equilibria. The radicals show n→p (HOMO→SOMO) transition bands at 497 nm (stibinyl) and 543 nm (bismuthinyl) in 3‐methylpentane and react with a stable nitroxyl radical to give the cross‐radical coupling products in good yields.     

Rapid Dihydrogen Cleavage by Persistent Nitroxide Radicals under Frustrated Lewis Pair Conditions

Persistent radicals undergo hydrogen atom abstraction reactions with a great variety of substrates, but not with dihydrogen. It has now been found that the TEMPO radical splits dihydrogen under mild conditions in the presence of the strong bulky B(C₆F₅)₃ boron Lewis acid. The reaction is thought to proceed by a typical frustrated Lewis pair mechanism with the TEMPO radical acting as the active Lewis base. The reaction was analyzed by DFT, which indicates that no significant spin density on the hydrogen atoms is accumulated along the H₂ splitting reaction path.     

Theoretical Investigation on Hyperfine Structures of Perfluoropolyether Radicals

The geometries of CF3OCF2·, CF3OCFCF3· and CF3OCF2CF2· radicals were investigated by density func-tional theory(DFT) method. The calculated results indicate that all the three radicals have pyramidal shapes at their centers, and the αC is one top of the pyramids. Based on the DFT optimized geometries, the hyperfine coupling con-stants(hfcc’s) of the 19F atoms of the three radicals were calculated by B3LYP, MP2(full) and QCISD(full) methods. The calculated values agree with the experimental values, especiall...     

Investigation of the Electronic Structure of Alkyl Allyl Radicals

The electronic structure of the homologous series of CH₃(CH₂)_nCHCHCH₂ (n = 0÷5) allyl all radicals is studied. The obtained spin density distribution is used to determine the fragment serving as the radical center. The delocalization of spin density over the basin of the radical center is shown to be responsible for two free valencies associated with two classical canonical structures (the conjugated fragment). The conjugation phenomenon is studied and electronic parameters are determined for the “standard” conjugated fragment CHCHCH₂.     

NMR and ESR Investigation of Some Phosphorus Organic Compounds and their Free Radicals

Abstract

The new methods of NMR and ESR spectroscopy are developed for investigation of the properties and the character of intramolecular interactions for three and four coordinated phosphorous containing compounds. Analytical dependences of direct, geminal and vicinal constants of spin-spin coupling in NMR spectra upon geometrical parameters of molecules of the P=O, P=S, P=Se orientation for the cyclic phosphorous compounds are established.     

Organotellurium Chemistry: Remarkably Facile Preparation of Benzo‐1,3‐tellurazoles

Benzo‐1,3‐tellurazoles carrying alkyl or aryl substituents in position 2 were prepared in a facile two‐step sequence, starting with readily available 2‐haloanilines. This approach relies on the preparation of bis(2‐aminophenyl) ditellurides by nucleophilic halide displacement from 2‐haloanilines with sodium telluride in N‐methylpyrrolidone. Subsequent reductive cyclization with carboxylic acid halides or carboxylic anhydrides furnished benzo‐1,3‐tellurazoles in good yields.     

Reactions of Phosphate Radicals with Monosubstituted Benzenes. A Mechanistic Investigation

The kinetics and reaction mechanism of phosphate radicals with substituted benzenes, PhX (X=OH, Me, H, Cl, MeO, and CHO), were studied by flash photolysis and continuous irradiation of aqueous solutions containing potassium peroxodiphosphate (K₄[(PO₃)₂O₂]). The rate constants for the reactions of phosphate radicals with the aromatic contaminants PhX were measured and the reaction intermediates and products detected. A correlation between the logarithm of the rate constant for every substrate with H₂PO₄^., HPO₄^.?, and PO₄^.2? and the logarithm of the dissociation constant K_a for H₃PO₄, , and was found. A general mechanism is proposed (Scheme 1), which accounts for the experimental results.     

聚丙烯酰胺-g-聚苯胺的导电水凝胶的制备及性能研究

通过两步聚合得到既具有良好力学强度又具有优良导电性能的聚丙烯酰胺-g-聚苯胺复合水凝胶.首先,丙烯酰胺和N-(4-氨苯基)丙烯酰胺在钴源γ-射线辐照下共聚形成聚丙烯酰胺水凝胶;然后,苯胺在具有微观多孔结构的聚丙烯酰胺凝胶中吸附,在过硫酸铵的作用下与凝胶的苯胺侧基发生接枝聚合,得到聚丙烯酰胺-g-聚苯胺水凝胶,并形成聚苯胺连续导电通道.改变辐照时间和辐照剂量率,所获得的聚丙烯酰胺水凝胶的凝胶分数随着辐照剂量的增加逐渐增大,而溶胀率随着辐照剂量的增加呈先增后减的趋势,表明凝胶的交联程度随辐照剂量呈规律性变化;辐照交联聚合的单体浓度对凝胶的性能,如溶胀率、微观结构和机械性能等也有影响.酸掺杂后,聚丙烯酰胺-g-聚苯胺复合凝胶的电导率达到9 S/m.     

Remarkably enhanced excimer formation of naphthylacetate in cation-charged gamma-cyclodextrin

[reaction: see text] 6(A),6(D)-Bispyridinio-appended gamma-cyclodextrin effectively enhanced the excimer fluorescence of 2-naphthylacetate. This increase derived from the increase of formation of the 1:2 complex between the cation-charged gamma-cyclodextrin and 2-naphthylacetate by the electrostatic interaction between the host and the guest.     

Remarkably Selective Ag(+) Extraction and Transport by Thiolariat Ethers

Synthesis and metal binding properties of thiolariat ethers, where a sulfide side chain is introduced into a framework of a crown ether, have been performed. Remarkably high Ag(+) selectivity among heavy metal ions was observed in solvent extraction and transport across a liquid membrane using thiolariat ethers with a 15-crown-5 ring as carriers. Thiolariat ethers with a 12-crown-4 or a 18-crown-6 do not exhibit such a high Ag(+) selectivity. The former binds metal ions weakly, and the latter recognizes Pb(2+) as well as Ag(+). The corresponding oxygen analogs, i.e. lariat ethers, do not show Ag(+) selectivity. The Ag(+) binding strength of the sulfoxide and sulfone analogs is much lower than that of thiolariat ethers. Thiolariat ethers with a benzocrown framework containing a sulfide chain at the 4 position of the benzene nucleus showed very low affinity to Ag(+). Extractability and transport ability using various thiolariat ether derivatives strongly suggested that this high Ag(+) selectivity is a result of the synergistic coordination of the ring oxygen and the sulfur atom of the thiolariat ether. NMR chemical shifts of protons and carbons in the proximity of the sulfur atom of the thiolariat ether were changed significantly in accordance with the synergistic coordination described above. 1:1 Complexation between a thiolariat ether and Ag(+) were supported by a Job plot using the chemical shift of the methylene protons adjacent to the sulfur atom.     

Polymorphs with Remarkably Distinct Physical and/or Chemical Properties

Polymorphism in crystals is known since 1822 and the credit goes to Mitscherlich who realized the existence of different crystal structures of the same compound while working with some arsenate and phosphate salts. Later on, this phenomenon was observed also in organic crystals. With the advent of different technologies, especially the easy availability of single crystal XRD instruments, polymorphism in crystals has become a common phenomenon. Almost 37 % of compounds (single component) are polymorphic to date. As the energies of the different polymorphic forms are very close to each other, small changes in crystallization conditions might lead to different polymorphic structures. As a result, sometimes it is difficult to control polymorphism. For this reason, it is considered to be a nuisance to crystal engineering. It has been realized that the property of a material depends not only on the molecular structure but also on its crystal structure. Therefore, it is not only of interest to academia but also has widespread applications in the materials science as well as pharmaceutical industries. In this review, we have discussed polymorphism which causes significant changes in materials properties in different fields of solid-state science, such as electrical, magnetic, SHG, thermal expansion, mechanical, luminescence, color, and pharmaceutical. Therefore, this review will interest researchers from supramolecular chemistry, materials science as well as medicinal chemistry.