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

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I-18a I-18b Figure 1-10. Orbital overlap model of the<br />

orthogonal dimerization mode seen for I-18b.<br />

The synthetic methodology for the generation of I-18 b<strong>as</strong>ed systems is very similar<br />

to that outlined in scheme 1-1. However the selenium dichloride which is used is not<br />

stable. This compound exists only in equilibrium with selenium tetrachloride <strong>and</strong> chloride<br />

ions in solution 100 <strong>and</strong> w<strong>as</strong> once postulated to not even exist by early researchers. 101 For<br />

this re<strong>as</strong>on the selenium dichloride w<strong>as</strong> generated in situ first by the combination<br />

of SeCl 4 <strong>and</strong> SbPh 3 in acetonitrile, 91 but w<strong>as</strong> then later adapted to a combination of<br />

elemental selenium <strong>and</strong> SeCl 4 which removes the impurities <strong>as</strong>sociated with the SbPh 3 Cl 2<br />

byproduct. 94 This provides the diselenadiazolium chloride salt precursor to the radical<br />

which can then be reduced, usually with triphenyl antimony <strong>as</strong> for the I-16 analogues, to<br />

afford the radical species.<br />

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