e-Publications@Marquette

Title

Novel (Heteromolecular) π-Complexes of Aromatic Cation Radicals. Isolation and Structural Characterization

Authors

P. Le Maguères, University of Houston
Sergey V. Lindeman, Marquette UniversityFollow
Jay K. Kochi, University of Houston

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

2000

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Source Publication

Organic Letters

Source ISSN

1523-7060

Abstract

Extensive (electron) delocalization in the novel heteromolecular π-complex of the hindered naphthalene cation radical (OMN^+•) with naphthalene (NAP) accompanies the pronounced charge-transfer absorption band at ∼1100 nm in the near-IR. X-ray crystallography establishes the viability of the unusual “club sandwich” structure despite the repulsive electrostatic forces inherent to the dicationic unit.

Comments

Organic Letters, Vol. 2, No. 23 (2000): 3567-3570. DOI.

Sergey V. Lindeman was affiliated with the University of Houston at the time of publication.