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1,2,3-Dithiazolyl and 1,2,35-Dithiadiazolyl Radicals as Spin-Bearing ...

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interactions <strong>as</strong> the closest contact to the acetyl carbonyl is with a hydrogen atom on an<br />

sp 3 hybridized carbon atom from the acetyl methyl group of an adjacent molecule. This<br />

contact is outside of the van der Waals radius of the two atoms <strong>and</strong> would not be<br />

expected to have a significant influence on the packing.<br />

It is therefore plausible that use of an isopropyl group substituted on this oxygen<br />

(III-8) could potentially pack in a similar way <strong>as</strong> the only difference would be that the<br />

carbonyl oxygen which h<strong>as</strong> no electrostatic preference for its position would instead be<br />

another methyl group. If that were the c<strong>as</strong>e, <strong>and</strong> it w<strong>as</strong> true that the radical anion w<strong>as</strong><br />

chemically reversible <strong>and</strong> could be accessed, then the sulfur-oxygen contacts would<br />

likely be more favourable <strong>as</strong> the oxygen atom taking part in these interactions would have<br />

a formal negative charge enhancing the electrostatic attraction to the electropositive<br />

sulfur atom to the 1,2,3-DTA ring of the a neighbouring complex. Since the SOMO<br />

would have density on the sulfur atoms <strong>and</strong> the oxygen atom, there is a potential for<br />

magnetic exchange coupling to take place between molecular radical units thus providing<br />

a very interesting compound even prior to coordination.<br />

While the primary compound of focus for this chapter did not possess the chemical<br />

reversibility upon reduction that we were looking for which would indicate a stable<br />

radical anion, it h<strong>as</strong> shown that the hydroxyl group of III-1 is prone to substitution of the<br />

oxygen atom. Careful studies must be performed to determine the ideal conditions<br />

required to effect these substitutions <strong>as</strong> the formation of III-1 is quite favourable <strong>and</strong> very<br />

sensitive to the presence of impurities from the solvent or starting materials. If however<br />

these conditions are discovered, it could open up avenues for very interesting complexes<br />

such <strong>as</strong> those mentioned here <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> other potentially interesting possibilities.<br />

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