Perchloro-2,5,8-triazaphenalenyl radical

Org Lett. 2005 Apr 28;7(9):1861-3. doi: 10.1021/ol050570+.

Abstract

[reaction: see text] The unusually stable perchloro-2,5,8-triazaphenalenyl radical 1 and its twisted dechlorinated dimer 2 were synthesized and characterized by ESR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. The X-ray structure of dimer 2 shows that the double bond connecting the two triazaphenalene systems is strongly twisted. Dimer 2 has a dramatic color shift from the solid state to solution, which may be due to a change of the twisting angle between both states.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring / chemical synthesis*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring / chemistry*
  • Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / chemical synthesis*
  • Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring
  • Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated
  • perchloro-2,5,8-triazaphenalenyl radical