scholarly journals Exploiting the versatile alkyne-based chemistry for expanding the applications of a stable triphenylmethyl organic radical on surfaces

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 516-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Alejandro de Sousa ◽  
Francesc Bejarano ◽  
Diego Gutiérrez ◽  
Yann R. Leroux ◽  
Ewa Malgorzata Nowik-Boltyk ◽  
...  

Triphenylmethyl organic radicals functionalized with terminal alkyne groups open new avenues for their implementation as multifunctional surfaces.

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1483-1491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jake McGuire ◽  
Haralampos N. Miras ◽  
Emma Richards ◽  
Stephen Sproules

An organic radical attached to gold represents an electrically addressable prototype electron spin qubit with an impressively long coherence lifetime.


Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Kubo

Recently, long-lived, organic radical species have attracted much attention from chemists and material scientists because of their unique electronic properties derived from their magnetic spin and singly occupied molecular orbitals. Most stable and persistent organic radicals are heteroatom-centered radicals, whereas carbon-centered radicals are generally very reactive and therefore have had limited applications. Because the physical properties of carbon-centered radicals depend predominantly on the topology of the π-electron array, the development of new carbon-centered radicals is key to new basic molecular skeletons that promise novel and diverse applications of spin materials. This account summarizes our recent studies on the development of novel carbon-centered radicals, including phenalenyl, fluorenyl, and triarylmethyl radicals.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shree Sowndarya S. V. ◽  
Peter St. John ◽  
Robert Paton

<p>Long-lived organic radicals are promising candidates for the development of high-performance energy solutions such as organic redox batteries, transistors, and light-emitting diodes. However, “stable” organic radicals that remain unreactive for an extended time and that can be stored and handled under ambient conditions are rare<b>. </b>A necessary but not sufficient condition for organic radical stability is the presence of thermodynamic stabilization, such as conjugation with an adjacent p-bond or lone-pair, or hyperconjugation with a s-bond. However, thermodynamic factors alone do not result in radicals with extended lifetimes: many resonance-stabilized radicals are transient species that exist for less than a millisecond. Kinetic stabilization is also necessary for persistence, such as steric effects that inhibit radical dimerization or reaction with solvent molecules. We describe a quantitative approach to map organic radical stability, using molecular descriptors designed to capture thermodynamic and kinetic considerations. The comparison of an extensive dataset of quantum chemical calculations of organic radicals with experimentally-known stable radical species reveals a region of this feature space where long-lived radicals are located. These descriptors, based upon maximum spin density and buried volume are combined into a single metric, the Radical Stability Score, that outperforms thermodynamic scales based on bond dissociation enthalpies in identifying remarkably long-lived radicals. This provides an objective and accessible metric for used in future molecular design and optimization campaigns. </p><p>We demonstrate this approach in identifying Pareto-optimal candidates for stable organic radicals.</p>


Author(s):  
Mercè Deumal ◽  
Sergi Vela ◽  
Maria Fumanal ◽  
Jordi Ribas-Arino ◽  
Juan J. Novoa

Organic radicals have been consistently regarded as promising building blocks for the next generation of applied materials. Here, we discuss the insight gained from computational modelling into their magnetism and phase transitions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1996-2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shun Kimura ◽  
Akira Tanushi ◽  
Tetsuro Kusamoto ◽  
Shuntaro Kochi ◽  
Tohru Sato ◽  
...  

Increased photostability and a theoretical estimation of the radiative and non-radiative rates of luminescent organic radicals were achieved.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shree Sowndarya S. V. ◽  
Peter St. John ◽  
Robert Paton

<p>Long-lived organic radicals are promising candidates for the development of high-performance energy solutions such as organic redox batteries, transistors, and light-emitting diodes. However, “stable” organic radicals that remain unreactive for an extended time and that can be stored and handled under ambient conditions are rare<b>. </b>A necessary but not sufficient condition for organic radical stability is the presence of thermodynamic stabilization, such as conjugation with an adjacent p-bond or lone-pair, or hyperconjugation with a s-bond. However, thermodynamic factors alone do not result in radicals with extended lifetimes: many resonance-stabilized radicals are transient species that exist for less than a millisecond. Kinetic stabilization is also necessary for persistence, such as steric effects that inhibit radical dimerization or reaction with solvent molecules. We describe a quantitative approach to map organic radical stability, using molecular descriptors designed to capture thermodynamic and kinetic considerations. The comparison of an extensive dataset of quantum chemical calculations of organic radicals with experimentally-known stable radical species reveals a region of this feature space where long-lived radicals are located. These descriptors, based upon maximum spin density and buried volume are combined into a single metric, the Radical Stability Score, that outperforms thermodynamic scales based on bond dissociation enthalpies in identifying remarkably long-lived radicals. This provides an objective and accessible metric for used in future molecular design and optimization campaigns. </p><p>We demonstrate this approach in identifying Pareto-optimal candidates for stable organic radicals.</p>


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 2725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuefei Zhou ◽  
Haowei Wu ◽  
Longlong Zhang ◽  
Bowen Liang ◽  
Xiaoqi Sun ◽  
...  

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are effective ways to degrade refractory organic contaminants, relying on the generation of inorganic radicals (e.g., •OH and SO4•−). Herein, a novel AOP with organic radicals (R-O•) was reported to degrade contaminants. Lanthanum cobaltite perovskite (LaCoO3) was used to activate peracetic acid (PAA) for organic radical generation to degrade sulfamethoxazole (SMX). The results show that LaCoO3 exhibited an excellent performance on PAA activation and SMX degradation at neutral pH, with low cobalt leaching. Meanwhile, LaCoO3 also showed an excellent reusability during PAA activation. In-depth investigation confirmed CH3C(O)O• and CH3C(O)OO• as the key reactive species for SMX degradation in LaCoO3/PAA system. The presence of Cl− (1–100 mM) slightly inhibited the degradation of SMX in the LaCoO3/PAA system, whereas the addition of HCO3− (0.1–1 mM) and humic aid (1–10 mg/L) could significantly inhibit SMX degradation. This work highlights the generation of organic radicals via the heterogeneous activation of PAA and thus provides a promising way to destruct contaminants in wastewater treatment.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shree S. V. Sowndarya ◽  
Peter C St. John ◽  
Robert S Paton

Long-lived organic radicals are promising candidates for the development of high-performance energy solutions such as organic redox batteries, transistors, and light-emitting diodes. However, “stable” organic radicals that remain unreactive for...


2004 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 533-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.-J. Lee ◽  
H.-B. Cui ◽  
H. Fujiwara ◽  
H. Kobayashi ◽  
E. Fujiwara ◽  
...  

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