Marissa Clapson

Now all we need is the orbitals for a bent metallocene!

Dicationic Boron Derivatives of Schlenk’s and Thiele’s Hydrocarbon In recent years, neutral NHC-stabilized boryl radicals have been investigated as reactive species in various organic transformations. However, cationic boron radicals have been significantly less explored. In addition, boron-centered open-shell species with S > 1/2 have emerged as attractive synthetic targets. In this study, we provide a synthetic route to an NHC-stabilized boryl radical cation as a salt of the weakly coordinating [Al(ORF)4]− (RF = C(CF3)3) anion. The synthetic procedure was extended to dicationic diboron derivatives of Schlenk’s and Thiele’s hydrocarbons with meta- and para-phenylene coupling units between the spin centers. While most known isolable boron biradicals have a singlet ground-state with a thermally accessible triplet state, the boron version of Schlenk’s hydrocarbon occupies a ground-state triplet spin-state, as shown by combined electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and density functional theory studies. Furthermore, initial reactivity studies of the dications with elemental sulfur and diphenyldiselenide are presented.

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Solving the Chemistry Puzzle—A Review on the Application of Escape-Room-Style Puzzles in Undergraduate Chemistry Teaching Active learning techniques are taking the classroom by storm. Numerous research articles have highlighted the benefits of active learning techniques on student understanding, knowledge retention, prob...

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An Interactive Exploration of the Societal Impacts of Inorganic Chemistry─A Base Metal View on Sustainable Catalysis Sustainable development and green chemistry applications are at the forefront of research and chemistry education as chemists begin to respond to the transgression of planetary boundaries, such as the...

Excited to share out recent paper in J. Chem. Educ. Sharing some of our teams work developing interactive, gamified activities for learning about the societal impacts of inorganic chemistry at conferences and in undergraduate classrooms. 🌿🧩Great work team!

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