title: Carbene-derived α-acyl formamidinium cations: organic molecules with readily tunable multiple redox processes.
abstract: A series of α-acyl formamidinium ions and their corresponding 1-electron reduced neutral radicals were synthesized, and their electrochemical properties were evaluated. These cations exhibit multi-electron redox processes that are highly electrochemically reversible at rapid scan rates (100 mV s(-1)), and the redox potentials were readily tailored by up to ∼1.0 V, making them ideal candidates for organic radical-based charge storage materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA. hudnall@txstate.edu.
authors.forename: Cassie L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Deardorff
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA. hudnall@txstate.edu.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eric Sikma
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA. hudnall@txstate.edu.
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA. hudnall@txstate.edu.
authors.forename: Todd W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hudnall