A Stable Crystalline Triarylphosphine Oxide Radical Anion

Schaub T, Zolnhofer E, Halter D, Shubina T, Hampel F, Meyer K, Kivala M (2016)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2016

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Book Volume: 55

Pages Range: 13597-13601

Journal Issue: 43

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201605963

Abstract

Triarylphosphine oxides (Ar3P=O) are being intensely studied as electron-accepting (n-type) materials. Despite the widespread application of these compounds as electron conductors, experimental data regarding the structural and electronic properties of their negatively charged states remain scarce owing to their propensity for follow-up chemistry. Herein, a carefully designed triarylphosphine oxide scaffold is disclosed that comprises sterically demanding spirofluorenyl moieties to shield the central phosphoryl (P=O) moiety. This compound undergoes chemical one-electron reduction to afford an exceptionally stable radical anion, which was isolated and characterized by X-ray crystallography for the very first time. The experimental data, corroborated by computational studies, shall allow for the construction of phosphine oxide materials with enhanced stability.

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APA:

Schaub, T., Zolnhofer, E., Halter, D., Shubina, T., Hampel, F., Meyer, K., & Kivala, M. (2016). A Stable Crystalline Triarylphosphine Oxide Radical Anion. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 55(43), 13597-13601. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201605963

MLA:

Schaub, Tobias, et al. "A Stable Crystalline Triarylphosphine Oxide Radical Anion." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 55.43 (2016): 13597-13601.

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