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Characterization of a secondary carbon-centred radical

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A diazapentadienyl radical featuring a disubstituted carbon centre is discovered allowing the isolation and structural characterization of a stable secondary carbon radical.

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Fig. 1: Synthesis, structural characterization, and reactivity of a secondary carbon-based radical.

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  1. Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, Würzburg, Germany

    Koushik Saha & Holger Braunschweig

  2. Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, Würzburg, Germany

    Koushik Saha & Holger Braunschweig

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Saha, K., Braunschweig, H. Characterization of a secondary carbon-centred radical. Nat. Synth (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-024-00535-3

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