Cover Feature: Disclosing Cyclic(Alkyl)(Amino)Carbenes as One‐Electron Reductants: Synthesis of Acyclic(Amino)(Aryl)Carbene‐Based Kekulé Diradicaloids (Chem. Eur. J. 28/2022). Issue 28 (27th April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maiti, Avijit; Elvers, Benedict J.; Bera, Sachinath; Lindl, Felix; Krummenacher, Ivo; Ghosh, Prasanta; Braunschweig, Holger; Yildiz, Cem B.; Schulzke, Carola; Jana, Anukul
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 28:Issue 28(2022)
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• Publication Date: 2022-04-27
• Subjects: carbene -- electrochemistry -- EPR spectroscopy -- radical cation -- reductant; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201219
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

Abstract : Creating Kekulé diradicaloids : That cyclic(alkyl)(amino)(carbene)—CAAC—donates one electron during the formation of a transient radical‐cation was evidenced by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The disclosed property of CAAC as a one‐electron reductant was utilized for the synthesis of acyclic(amino)(aryl)carbene‐based Chichibabin hydrocarbons, a new class of Kekulé diradicaloids. More information can be found in the Research Article by P. Ghosh, H. Braunschweig, C. B. Yildiz, C. Schulzke, A. Jana, and co‐workers (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104567 ).