Issue 5, 2020

Tuning the stability of organic radicals: from covalent approaches to non-covalent approaches

Abstract

Organic radicals are important species with single electrons. Because of their open-shell structure, they are widely used in functional materials, such as spin probes, magnetic materials and optoelectronic materials. Owing to the high reactivity of single electrons, they often serve as a key intermediate in organic synthesis. Therefore, tuning the stability of radicals is crucial for their functions. Herein, we summarize covalent and non-covalent approaches to tune the stability of organic radicals through steric effects and tuning the delocalization of spin density. Covalent approaches can tune the stability of radicals effectively and non-covalent approaches benefit from dynamicity and reversibility. It is anticipated that the further development of covalent and non-covalent approaches, as well as the interplay between them, may push the fields forward by enriching new radical materials and radical mediated reactions.

Graphical abstract: Tuning the stability of organic radicals: from covalent approaches to non-covalent approaches

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
05 des. 2019
Accepted
26 des. 2019
First published
04 jan. 2020
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2020,11, 1192-1204

Tuning the stability of organic radicals: from covalent approaches to non-covalent approaches

B. Tang, J. Zhao, J. Xu and X. Zhang, Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 1192 DOI: 10.1039/C9SC06143F

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