Naphthoxanthenyl, a new stable phenalenyl type radical stabilized by electronic effects

Anamimoghadam, O., Symes, M. D. , Busche, C. , Long, D.-L. , Caldwell, S. T. , Flors, C., Nonell, S., Cronin, L. and Bucher, G. (2013) Naphthoxanthenyl, a new stable phenalenyl type radical stabilized by electronic effects. Organic Letters, 15(12), pp. 2970-2973. (doi: 10.1021/ol401117g)

Abstract

Naphthoxanthenyl 1 is a new stable phenalenyl-type radical. Electrochemical studies indicate that 1 has two reversible redox processes that occur on comparatively short time scales. Crystals containing 1 can be grown by electrocrystallization, suggesting that they are conductive.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Busche, Dr Christopher and Bucher, Dr Goetz and Caldwell, Dr Stuart and Anamimoghadam, Mr Ommid and Symes, Professor Mark and Long, Dr Deliang and Cronin, Professor Lee
• Authors: Anamimoghadam, O., Symes, M. D., Busche, C., Long, D.-L., Caldwell, S. T., Flors, C., Nonell, S., Cronin, L., and Bucher, G.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
• Journal Name: Organic Letters
• Journal Abbr.: Org. Lett.
• Publisher: American Chemical Society
• ISSN: 1523-7060
• ISSN (Online): 1523-7052