Group 15 Biradicals for the Activation of Small Molecules and Their Use as Molecular Switches

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Axel Schulz
• Subject Area: Inorganic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation
• Term: from 2014 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 262428176

• Final Report Year: 2023

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Publications

• [E(μ-NBbp)]2 (E = P, As) – group 15 biradicals synthesized from acyclic precursors. Dalton Transactions, 48(29), 11103-11111.
  Bresien, Jonas; Schulz, Axel; Szych, Lilian Sophie; Villinger, Alexander & Wustrack, Ronald
  
• A chemical reaction controlled by light-activated molecular switches based on hetero-cyclopentanediyls. Chemical Science, 10(12), 3486-3493.
  Bresien, Jonas; Kröger-Badge, Thomas; Lochbrunner, Stefan; Michalik, Dirk; Müller, Henrik; Schulz, Axel & Zander, Edgar
  
• A Systematic Survey of the Reactivity of Chlorinated N2P2, NP3 and P4 Ring Systems. Chemistry – A European Journal, 25(71), 16311-16319.
  Bresien, Jonas; Eickhoff, Liesa; Schulz, Axel; Suhrbier, Tim & Villinger, Alexander
  
• Parahydrogen-induced polarization with a metal-free P–P biradicaloid. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 21(11), 5890-5893.
  Zhivonitko, Vladimir V.; Bresien, Jonas; Schulz, Axel & Koptyug, Igor V.
  
• Azadiphosphaindane‐1,3‐diyls: A Class of Resonance‐Stabilized Biradicals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60(3), 1507-1512.
  Bresien, Jonas; Michalik, Dirk; Schulz, Axel; Villinger, Alexander & Zander, Edgar
  
• Cycloaddition of Alkenes and Alkynes to the P‐centered Singlet Biradical [P(μ‐NTer)]2. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, 646(13), 614-624.
  Chojetzki, Lukas; Schulz, Axel; Villinger, Alexander & Wustrack, Ronald
  
• Heterocyclopentanediyls vs Heterocyclopentadienes: A Question of Silyl Group Migration. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 85(22), 14435-14445.
  Beer, Henrik; Bresien, Jonas; Michalik, Dirk; Rölke, Anne-Kristin; Schulz, Axel; Villinger, Alexander & Wustrack, Ronald
  
• On New Staudinger Type Reactions of Phosphorus Centered Biradicaloids, [P(μ‐NR)]2 (R = Ter, Hyp), with Ionic and Covalent Azides. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, 647(4), 245-257.
  Schulz, Axel; Hinz, Alexander; Rölke, Anne; Villinger, Alexander & Wustrack, Ronald
  
• Reversible switching between housane and cyclopentanediyl isomers: an isonitrile-catalysed thermal reverse reaction. Dalton Transactions, 49(40), 13986-13992.
  Beer, Henrik; Bresien, Jonas; Michalik, Dirk; Schulz, Axel & Villinger, Alexander
  
• Trapping of Brønsted acids with a phosphorus-centered biradicaloid – synthesis of hydrogen pseudohalide addition products. Dalton Transactions, 49(39), 13655-13662.
  Beer, Henrik; Bläsing, Kevin; Bresien, Jonas; Chojetzki, Lukas; Schulz, Axel; Stoer, Philip & Villinger, Alexander
  
• Hyperpolarization Effects in Parahydrogen Activation with Pnictogen Biradicaloids: Metal‐free PHIP and SABRE. ChemPhysChem, 22(9), 813-817.
  Zhivonitko, Vladimir V.; Beer, Henrik; Zakharov, Danila O.; Bresien, Jonas & Schulz, Axel
  
• Photoisomerization of a phosphorus-based biradicaloid: ultrafast dynamics through a conical intersection. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 23(12), 7434-7441.
  Völzer, Tim; Beer, Henrik; Schulz, Axel; Lochbrunner, Stefan & Bresien, Jonas
  
• A comparative study of biradicaloids as ligands in iron tetracarbonyl complexes. Arkivoc, 2022(3), 327-338.
  Scharnhölz, M. T.; Coburger, P.; Beer, H.; Bresien, J.; Schulz, A. & Grützmacher, H.
  
• A cyclic thioketone as biradical heterocyclopentane-1,3-diyl: synthesis, structure and activation chemistry. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 9(11), 2659-2667.
  Beer, Henrik; Linke, Alexander; Bresien, Jonas; Villinger, Alexander & Schulz, Axel
  
• A four-membered heterocyclic prevented biradical that can be described as a zwitterion or masked N-heterocyclic phosphinidene. Cell Reports Physical Science, 3(3), 100777.
  Suhrbier, Tim; Bresien, Jonas; Villinger, Alexander & Schulz, Axel
  
• Concerted addition of aldehydes to the singlet biradical [P(μ-NTer)]2. Dalton Transactions, 51(35), 13479-13487.
  Rosenboom, Jan; Villinger, Alexander; Schulz, Axel & Bresien, Jonas
  
• Insertion of Ruthenium into an inorganic, cyclic biradicaloid. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, 648(17).
  Oswald, Jan; Scharnhölz, Moritz T.; Coburger, Peter; Beer, Henrik; Bresien, Jonas; Schulz, Axel & Grützmacher, Hansjörg
  
• Radical Reactivity of the Biradical [⋅P(μ‐NTer)2P⋅] and Isolation of a Persistent Phosphorus‐Cantered Monoradical [⋅P(μ‐NTer)2P‐Et]. Chemistry – A European Journal, 28(36).
  Rosenboom, Jan; Chojetzki, Lukas; Suhrbier, Tim; Rabeah, Jabor; Villinger, Alexander; Wustrack, Ronald; Bresien, Jonas & Schulz, Axel
  
• Synthesis of Bicyclic P,S-Heterocycles via the Addition of Thioketones to a Phosphorus-Centered Open-Shell Singlet Biradical. Inorganic Chemistry, 61(4), 2031-2038.
  Beer, Henrik; Linke, Alexander; Bresien, Jonas; Mlostoń, Grzegorz; Celeda, Małgorzata; Villinger, Alexander & Schulz, Axel
  
• Access to Benzo‐ and Naphtho‐Azaphospholes via C−H Bond Activation of Aryl‐Substituted Isonitriles. Chemistry – A European Journal, 29(33).
  Pilopp, Yannic; Bresien, Jonas; Gschwind, Daniel T.; Villinger, Alexander; Michalik, Dirk & Schulz, Axel
  
• Biradicals in main group chemistry: Synthesis, electronic structure, and application in small-molecule activation. Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry III, 165-233.
  Bresien, Jonas; Eickhoff, Liesa; Schulz, Axel & Zander, Edgar
  
• Heteroatom-Based Diradical(oid)s. Chemical Reviews, 123(16), 10468-10526.
  Hinz, Alexander; Bresien, Jonas; Breher, Frank & Schulz, Axel
  
• Rational Design of Persistent Phosphorus-Centered Singlet Tetraradicals and Their Use in Small-Molecule Activation. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(26), 14484-14497.
  Zander, Edgar; Bresien, Jonas; Zhivonitko, Vladimir V.; Fessler, Johannes; Villinger, Alexander; Michalik, Dirk & Schulz, Axel
  
• Synthesis of Benzene Derivatives with Multiple Dichlorophosphino Groups. ChemPlusChem, 88(5).
  Zander, Edgar; Schweidt, Lea; Purschke, Simon; Michalik, Dirk; Villinger, Alexander; Bresien, Jonas & Schulz, Axel
  
• The Sequence Makes the Difference: On the Reaction of Phosphorus‐centered Biradical [⋅P(μ‐N‐tBuPh3C)2P⋅] with Tolan. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, 649(5).
  Berthold, Sebastian; Wustrack, Ronald; Villinger, Alexander & Schulz, Axel