Recent advances in stable main group element radicals: preparation and characterization

Z Feng, S Tang, Y Su, X Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Radical species are significant in modern chemistry. Their unique chemical bonding and
novel physicochemical properties play significant roles not only in fundamental chemistry …

Recent developments in and perspectives on three-coordinate boron materials: a bright future

L Ji, S Griesbeck, TB Marder - Chemical Science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The empty pz-orbital of a three-coordinate organoboron compound leads to its electron-
deficient properties, which make it an excellent π-acceptor in conjugated organic …

Strong axiality in a dysprosium (III) bis (borolide) complex leads to magnetic blocking at 65 K

AH Vincent, YL Whyatt, NF Chilton… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Substituted dysprosocenium complexes of the type [Dy (Cp R) 2]+ exhibit slow magnetic
relaxation at cryogenic temperatures and have emerged as top-performing single-molecule …

Do** polycyclic aromatics with boron for superior performance in materials science and catalysis

E von Grotthuss, A John, T Kaese… - Asian Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Boron has one valence electron less than a carbon atom and an available vacant pz orbital.
The incorporation of sp2‐hybridized boron atoms into the host lattice of a polycyclic aromatic …

Carbene-stabilized main group radicals and radical ions

CD Martin, M Soleilhavoup, G Bertrand - Chemical Science, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Shortly after their discovery at the end of the 80s, stable singlet carbenes have been
recognized as excellent ligands for transition metal based catalysts, and as organo-catalysts …

Decarboxylative borylation of aliphatic esters under visible-light photoredox conditions

D Hu, L Wang, P Li - Organic Letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
The conventional methods for preparing alkyl boronates often necessitate anhydrous and
demanding reaction conditions. Herein, a new, operationally simple decarboxylative …

Designs of functional π-electron materials based on the characteristic features of boron

A Wakamiya, S Yamaguchi - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Boron, a group 13 element, has several characteristic structural and electronic features: 1)
trivalent boron compounds usually adopt a trigonal planar geometry; 2) due to the presence …

Small molecule activation by boron-containing heterocycles

Y Su, R Kinjo - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Most of the chemical and biological processes involving the fixation and transformation of
small molecules have long been exclusive for metal complexes. Meanwhile, the last …

Boron-containing radical species

Y Su, R Kinjo - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Radicals are ubiquitously involved in numerous chemical and biological processes. They
exhibit unique chemical bonding and physical properties applicable to functional materials …

(Hetero) arene-fused boroles: a broad spectrum of applications

J He, F Rauch, M Finze, TB Marder - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
(Hetero) arene-fused boroles are a class of compounds containing a 5-membered boron
diene-ring. Based on their molecular framework, the (hetero) arene-fused boroles can be …