We report in situ generation of a 6,6'-biindeno[1,2-]anthracene (BIA) derivative as an open-shell biaryl with high diradical character, which could be identified by mass spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray analysis, UV-vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Theoretical calculations by various methods and variable-temperature EPR analyses were performed to tackle the elusive ground state of BIA diradical, suggesting a singlet ground state with a nearly degenerate triplet state. These results provide insight into the design of unique open-shell biaryls.
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J Am Chem Soc
February 2023
Organic and Carbon Nanomaterials Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan.
We report in situ generation of a 6,6'-biindeno[1,2-]anthracene (BIA) derivative as an open-shell biaryl with high diradical character, which could be identified by mass spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray analysis, UV-vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Theoretical calculations by various methods and variable-temperature EPR analyses were performed to tackle the elusive ground state of BIA diradical, suggesting a singlet ground state with a nearly degenerate triplet state. These results provide insight into the design of unique open-shell biaryls.
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March 2016
Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur-741246, India.
Open-shell phenalenyl chemistry has widely been explored in the last five decades demonstrating its potential in various applications including molecular switch, spin memory device, molecular battery, cathode material, etc. In this article, we have explored another new direction of open-shell phenalenyl chemistry toward transition metal-free catalytic C-H functionalization process. A phenalenyl ligand, namely, 9-methylamino-phenalen-1-one (4a), promoted chelation-assisted single electron transfer (SET) process, which facilitates the C-H functionalization of unactivated arenes to form the biaryl products.
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