Issue 37, 2018

Group 15 biradicals: synthesis and reactivity of cyclobutane-1,3-diyl and cyclopentane-1,3-diyl analogues

Abstract

Readily accessible group 15 biradicals of the type [E(μ-NR)]2 (E = P–Bi) form planar 6π-electronic-4-membered heterocycles featuring open-shell singlet biradical character. They can be utilized to activate small molecules bearing single, double and triple bonds as well as to trap labile in situ generated fragments. In the reaction with CO and R–NC (R = small alkyl or aryl substituent) pnictogen analogues of cyclopentane-1,3-diyl are formed which represent robust molecular switches. Group 15 biradicals with two different radical sites display regioselectivity upon addition of small molecules.

Graphical abstract: Group 15 biradicals: synthesis and reactivity of cyclobutane-1,3-diyl and cyclopentane-1,3-diyl analogues

Article information

Article type
Frontier
Submitted
25 iyl 2018
Accepted
29 avq 2018
First published
29 avq 2018

Dalton Trans., 2018,47, 12827-12837

Group 15 biradicals: synthesis and reactivity of cyclobutane-1,3-diyl and cyclopentane-1,3-diyl analogues

A. Schulz, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 12827 DOI: 10.1039/C8DT03038C

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