Tetrathiophenalenyl radical and its disulfide-bridged dimer.
The presence of two disulfide groups in the tetrathiophenalenyl radical TTPLY leads to a highly delocalized spin distribution and the lowest cell potential ever observed for a monofunctional phenalenyl derivative. While the heteroatom substituents successfully block C-C bond formation, TTPLY nonetheless associates in the solid state to afford the hypervalent S-S-bonded dimer (TTPLY)2.
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521-0403, USA.
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Beer
Robert W
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Reed
Craig M
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Robertson
Richard T
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Oakley
Fook S
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Tham
Robert C
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Haddon