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 …

Heteroatom-based diradical (oid) s

A Hinz, J Bresien, F Breher, A Schulz - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heteroatom-centered diradical (oid) s have been in the focus of molecular main group
chemistry for nearly 30 years. During this time, the diradical concept has evolved and the …

Boron-containing organic diradicaloids: dynamically modulating singlet diradical character by lewis acid–base coordination

J Guo, Y Yang, C Dou, Y Wang - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Organic diradicaloids have unique open-shell structures and properties and promising
applications in organic electronics and spintronics. Incorporation of heteroatoms is an …

Efficient Narrowband Circularly Polarized Light Emitters Based on 1, 4‐B, N‐embedded Rigid Donor–Acceptor Helicenes

F Zhang, F Rauch, A Swain, TB Marder… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Narrow‐band emission is essential for applicable circularly polarized luminescence (CPL)
active materials in ultrahigh‐definition CP‐OLEDs. One of the most promising classes of …

Diradical B/N‐Doped Polycyclic Hydrocarbons

J Guo, Z Li, X Tian, T Zhang, Y Wang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heterocyclic diradicaloids with atom‐precise control over open‐shell nature are promising
materials for organic electronics and spintronics. Herein, we disclose quinoidal π‐extension …

Dark State of the Thiele Hydrocarbon: Efficient Solvatochromic Emission from a Nonpolar Centrosymmetric Singlet Diradicaloid

A Punzi, Y Dai, CN Dibenedetto, E Mesto… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, a comprehensive investigation of the photoinduced processes and mechanisms
linked to the luminescence of a novel nonperchlorinated Thiele hydrocarbon (TTH) is …

Ammonia Synthesis at Room Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure from N2: A Boron‐Radical Approach

S Bennaamane, B Rialland, L Khrouz… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia, NH3, is an essential molecule, being part of fertilizers. It is currently synthesized
via the Haber–Bosch process, from the very stable dinitrogen molecule, N2 and dihydrogen …

A platform for blue-luminescent carbon-centered radicals

X Li, YL Wang, C Chen, YY Ren, YF Han - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Organic radicals, which have unique doublet spin-configuration, provide an alternative
method to overcome the efficiency limitation of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) based …

A crystalline radical cation derived from Thiele's hydrocarbon with redox range beyond 1 V

YK Loh, P Vasko, C McManus, A Heilmann… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Thiele's hydrocarbon occupies a central role as an open-shell platform for new organic
materials, however little is known about its redox behaviour. While recent synthetic …

Direct visible-light-induced synthesis of P-stereogenic phosphine oxides under air conditions

Y Zhang, J Yuan, G Huang, H Yu, J Liu, J Chen… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past two decades, visible-light-induced transformations have been regarded as
being among the most environmentally benign and powerful strategies for constructing …