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Published on: July 17, 2020
Stereochemistry, Stereodynamics, and Redox and Complexation Behaviors of 2,2'-Diaryl-1,1'-Biazulenes
Takahiro Tsuchiya1, Yuka Katsuoka1, Kenji Yoza2
1Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan.
Abstract:
Invited for this month's cover are Takahiro Tsuchiya and Yasuhiro Mazaki, and their colleague Yuka Katsuoka, from Kitasato University, Japan, along with collaborators from Bruker Japan (Kenji Yoza) and Rigaku Corporation (Hiroyasu Sato). The cover picture shows the twisted structure of 2,2'-di(pyridin-4-yl)-1,1'-biazulenes, which form a 3:3 cyclic complex with PdCl2 . The rotation of the bonds at the 1,1'-positions of the azulene subunits was padlocked by the complexation. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/cplu.201900262.
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