Synthesis and characterisation of the persistent radical [BCl2(bipy)]˙

Stephen M. Mansell; Christopher J. Adams; George Bramham; Mairi F. Haddow; Wolfgang Kaim; Nicholas C. Norman; John E. McGrady; Christopher A. Russell; Sally J. Udeen

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Synthesis and characterisation of the persistent radical [BCl₂(bipy)]˙†

Stephen M. Mansell,^a Christopher J. Adams,^a George Bramham,^a Mairi F. Haddow,^a Wolfgang Kaim,^b Nicholas C. Norman,*^a John E. McGrady,^c Christopher A. Russell*^a and Sally J. Udeen^a

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^c Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, UK

Abstract

The persistent radical, [BCl₂(bipy)]˙ (bipy = 2,2′-bipyridyl), has been prepared and characterised by X-ray crystallography, ESR and DFT calculations. The structure is compared with that of the cation, [BCl₂(bipy)]⁺.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC00187B
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 02 Mar 2010
Accepted: 27 Apr 2010
First published: 16 Jun 2010

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Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 5070-5072

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Synthesis and characterisation of the persistent radical [BCl₂(bipy)]˙

S. M. Mansell, C. J. Adams, G. Bramham, M. F. Haddow, W. Kaim, N. C. Norman, J. E. McGrady, C. A. Russell and S. J. Udeen, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 5070 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC00187B

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