Cations and anions of dibenzo[a,e]pentalene and reduction of a dibenzo[a,e]pentalenophane

Abstract: Dibenzo[a,e]pentalene (DBP) is a non‐alternant conjugated hydrocarbon with antiaromatic character and ambipolar electrochemical behavior. Upon both reduction and oxidation, it becomes aromatic. We herein study the chemical oxidation and reduction of a planar DBP derivative and a bent DBP‐phane. The molecular structures of its planar dication, cation radical and anion radical in the solid state demonstrate the gained aromaticity through bond length equalization, which is supported by nucleus independent chemical shift‐calculations. EPR spectra on the cation radical confirm the spin delocalization over the DBP framework. A similar delocalization was not possible in the reduced bent DBP‐phane, which stabilized itself by proton abstraction from a solvent molecule upon reduction. This is the first report on structures of a DBP cation radical and dication in the solid state and of a reduced bent DBP derivative. Our study provides valuable insight into the charged species of DBP for its application as semiconductor

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Englisch
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Chemistry – a European journal. - 27, 15 (2021) , 4964-4970, ISSN: 1521-3765

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Freiburg
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(when)
2021

DOI
10.1002/chem.202005131
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-1941640
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