Issue 77, 2024

Controlling and predicting alkyl-onium electronic structure

Abstract

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and ab initio calculations show that fully alkylated onium cation electronic structure can be tuned using both the alkyl chains and the central onium atom. The key for tuning the central onium atom is methyl versus longer alkyl chains, allowing selection of the optimum cation for a wide range of applications, including catalysis and biocides.

Graphical abstract: Controlling and predicting alkyl-onium electronic structure

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Jul 2024
Accepted
12 Aug 2024
First published
16 Aug 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2024,60, 10756-10759

Controlling and predicting alkyl-onium electronic structure

F. K. T. Tompkins, L. G. Parker, R. M. Fogarty, J. M. Seymour, E. Gousseva, D. C. Grinter, R. G. Palgrave, C. D. Smith, R. A. Bennett, R. P. Matthews and K. R. J. Lovelock, Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 10756 DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03388D

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