From stable radicals to thermally robust high-spin diradicals and triradicals

C Shu, Z Yang, A Rajca - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Stable radicals and thermally robust high-spin di-and triradicals have emerged as important
organic materials due to their promising applications in diverse fields. New fundamental …

Phenalenyl radical: Smallest polycyclic odd alternant hydrocarbon present in the graphene sheet

J Ahmed, SK Mandal - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Phenalenyl, a zigzag-edged odd alternant hydrocarbon unit can be found in the graphene
nanosheet. Hückel molecular orbital calculations indicate the presence of a nonbonding …

[BOOK][B] Comprehensive handbook of chemical bond energies

YR Luo - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
Understanding the energy it takes to build or break chemical bonds is essential for scientists
and engineers in a wide range of innovative fields, including catalysis, nanomaterials …

Topological frustration induces unconventional magnetism in a nanographene

S Mishra, D Beyer, K Eimre, S Kezilebieke… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The chemical versatility of carbon imparts manifold properties to organic compounds, where
magnetism remains one of the most desirable but elusive. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …

Pro-aromatic and anti-aromatic π-conjugated molecules: an irresistible wish to be diradicals

Z Zeng, X Shi, C Chi, JTL Navarrete… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Aromaticity is an important concept to understand the stability and physical properties of π-
conjugated molecules. Recent studies on pro-aromatic and anti-aromatic molecules …

Synthetic organic spin chemistry for structurally well-defined open-shell graphene fragments

Y Morita, S Suzuki, K Sato, T Takui - Nature chemistry, 2011 - nature.com
Graphene, a two-dimensional layer of sp 2-hybridized carbon atoms, can be viewed as a
sheet of benzene rings fused together. Three benzene rings can be combined in three …

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 …

Direct evidence for a carbon–carbon one-electron σ-bond

T Shimajiri, S Kawaguchi, T Suzuki, Y Ishigaki - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Covalent bonds share electron pairs between two atoms and make up the skeletons of most
organic compounds in single, double and triple bonds. In contrast, examples of one-electron …

Pancake bonding: an unusual pi‐stacking interaction

M Kertesz - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A category of parallel π‐stacking interaction, termed pancake bonding, is surveyed. The
main characteristics are: the interaction occurs among radicals with highly delocalized π …

What's new in stable radical chemistry?

RG Hicks - Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Many kinds of radicals are stable enough to isolate, handle, and store without any special
precautions. The diversity in molecular architectures of these stable radicals is sufficiently …