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Polycyclooctatetraeneoxy alkane polyanionic polyradicals.

Cheryl D Stevenson1, Richard C Reiter, Lisa F Szczepura

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, USA. cdsteve@ilstu.edu

Journal of the American Chemical Society
|January 6, 2005
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Potassium reduction of cyclooctatetraene (COT) derivatives forms polyanion polyradicals. Highly reduced species, like dianion diradicals and tetraanion tetraradicals, are observed due to strong disproportionation and electron-electron repulsion.

Area of Science:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Cyclooctatetraene (COT) is a unique cyclic polyene with a flexible eight-membered ring.
  • Understanding the electronic properties of reduced COT systems is crucial for developing new materials.
  • Polyanion polyradicals are of interest due to their potential applications in molecular magnetism and electronics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the electrochemical reduction of poly(cyclooctatetraeneoxyalkane) derivatives.
  • To characterize the resulting radical anions, dianion diradicals, and higher reduced species.
  • To elucidate the factors governing the stability and electronic properties of these polyanion polyradicals.

Main Methods:

  • Room temperature potassium reduction in hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA).

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  • Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy to detect radical species.
  • Electrochemical reduction studies to determine reduction potentials.

    • Main Results:

    • 1,2,3-triscyclooctatetraeneoxypropane yields an unobservable anion radical that disproportionates to a dianion diradical.
    • The dianion diradical can be further reduced to a trianion triradical.
    • 1,2,3,4-tetrakiscyclooctatetraeneoxybutane forms an observable anion radical, readily reduced to a tetraanion tetraradical.
    • Systems with two COT moieties also exhibit complex reduction behavior.

    Conclusions:

    • The observed reduction patterns are explained by geometric changes in COT upon reduction.
    • Interactions between reduced and adjacent unreduced COT rings influence stability.
    • Electron-electron repulsion plays a significant role in the stability of polyanion polyradicals.