Electrochemically informed synthesis: oxidation versus coordination of 5,6-bis(phenylchalcogeno)acenaphthenes

Chemphyschem. 2013 Oct 7;14(14):3199-203. doi: 10.1002/cphc.201300678. Epub 2013 Aug 13.

Authors

Fergus R Knight¹, Rebecca A M Randall, Tracey L Roemmele, René T Boeré, Bela E Bode, Luke Crawford, Michael Bühl, Alexandra M Z Slawin, J Derek Woollins

Affiliation

¹ EaStCHEM School of Chemistry and Centre for Magnetic Resonance, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9ST (UK), Fax: (+44) 1334 463808.

PMID: 23943606
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201300678

Abstract

Chalcogen dications: Facile synthesis of E--E bonded dications can be readily achieved. Radical cations are identified as the intermediates.

Keywords: 1,2‐dications; chalcogens; density functional calculations; electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy; radicals.

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