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Radical dimers held together in molecular flask
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Simon Hadlington, RSC
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03-07-11 08:23 AM
Copyright 2011, RSC
The molecules are linked together into a chain before the radicals are formed © J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Researchers in the US have succeeded in trapping pairs of unstable radicals of tetrathiafulvalene (TTF), a compound with potentially useful semiconducting properties. They used a catenane 'molecular flask', incorporating interlocking ring components, to restrain two TTF radicals in close proximity. This system opens a new way to investigate interactions between radicals, something that has so far proved difficult. More...
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2011/March/07031102.asp
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