Extremely Long Lived Localized Singlet Diradicals in a Macrocyclic Structure: A Case Study on the Stretch Effect

Chemistry : a European Journal
Yuta HaradaManabu Abe

Abstract

Localized singlet diradicals have attracted much attention, not only in the field of bond-homolysis chemistry, but also in nonlinear optical materials. In this study, an extremely long lived localized singlet diradical was obtained by using a new molecular design strategy in which it is kinetically stabilized by means of a macrocycle that increases the molecular strain of the corresponding σ-bonded compound. Notably, the lifetime of this diradical (14 μs) is two orders of magnitude longer than that of a standard singlet diradical without a macrocyclic structure (≈0.2 μs) at 293 K. The species is persistent below a temperature of 100 K. In addition to the kinetic stabilization of the singlet diradical, the spontaneous oxidation of its corresponding ring-closed compound at 298 K produced oxygenated products under atmospheric conditions. Apparently, the "stretch effect" induced by the macrocyclic structure plays a crucial role in extending the lifetime of localized singlet diradicals and increasing the reactivity of their corresponding σ-bonded compounds.

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