Abstract
A soluble and stable heptazethrene derivative was synthesized and characterized for the first time. This molecule exhibits a singlet biradical character in the ground state, which is the first case among zethrene homologue series. Exceptional stability of this heptazethrenebis(dicarboximide) raises the likelihood of its practical applications in materials science. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 11896-11899 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 133 |
Issue number | 31 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 10 2011 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: J.W. acknowledges the financial support from NUS Young Investigator Award (R-143-000-356-101), NRF Competitive Research Program (R-143-000-360-281), and A*Star BMRC-NMRC Joint Grant (10/1/21/19/642). K-W.H. acknowledges the financial support from KAUST. We thank Professor Richard D. Webster for the ESR measurement and Professor Yuan-Chung Cheng, Dr. Bei Zhang Professor Xixiang Zhang, and Dr. D. J. Fox for useful discussions.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry
- General Chemistry
- Catalysis