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Advances in Radical Chemistry

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Organic Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2020) | Viewed by 15514

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Prof. Dr. John C. Walton

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EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK
Interests: radical chemistry; organic synthetic methods; free-radical rearrangements; photoredox catalysis; oxime derivatives; EPR spectroscopy; DFT applications; enhanced acidity of radicals
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Dear Colleagues,

Exploring chemical space is an intellectually creative exercise that, at the same time, may reveal substances with properties beneficial to society. Chemical space is exceedingly vast but is populated with ‘islands’ of molecules having one of more joint properties that define them and set them apart. An especially active and fertile enclave is the free radical island. Because of their reactive nature, the chemical terrain there is exceptionally dynamic and subject to transformation and change. A Special Issue of Molecules is being produced to keep abreast of these rapid and important movements and their implications in the chemical, material, polymer and biological sciences. To fulfil this aim, research communications, papers and reviews in all areas of free-radical chemistry are welcomed for inclusion. The issue will contain articles on free-radical and radical ion related aspects of synthetic and preparative chemistry, polymer chemistry, materials science, biological science and computational chemistry. Structural, mechanistic, kinetic and spectroscopic advances will also be covered.

Prof. Dr. John C. Walton
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Keywords

  • Free radicals
  • Radical ions
  • Synthetic methods
  • Photoredox catalysis
  • Organic mechanisms

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Aryliodonium Ylides as Novel and Efficient Additives for Radical Chemistry: Example in Camphorquinone (CQ)/Amine Based Photoinitiating Systems
by Julie Kirschner, Julien Paillard, Mariem Bouzrati-Zerelli, Jean-Michel Becht, Joachim E. Klee, Saloua Chelli, Sami Lakhdar and Jacques Lalevée
Molecules 2019, 24(16), 2913; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24162913 - 11 Aug 2019
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Diaryliodonium salts are well-established compounds in free radical chemistry and are already used as photoinitiators (free radical or cationic polymerization), but the presence of counter anions is a strong drawback. Indeed, a counter anion is always required (e.g., SbF6−) leading [...] Read more.
Diaryliodonium salts are well-established compounds in free radical chemistry and are already used as photoinitiators (free radical or cationic polymerization), but the presence of counter anions is a strong drawback. Indeed, a counter anion is always required (e.g., SbF6−) leading to potential toxicity issues or release of HF. In the present paper, counter anion-free and fluoride-free aryliodonium salts are proposed, that is, aryliodonium ylides (AY) are studied here as new and efficient additives for radical chemistry and an example is provided for the camphorquinone (CQ)/amine based photoinitiating systems (PISs) for the polymerization of thick (1.4 mm) and thin (20–13 µm) methacrylates under air and blue light irradiation. The newly proposed PISs, for example, CQ/amine/AY, presented excellent polymerization performances and good bleaching properties were obtained after polymerization. Real-time Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (RT-FTIR) was used to monitor the photopolymerization profiles. The chemical mechanisms involved were investigated using electron spin resonance (ESR). Full article
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Thiyl Radicals: Versatile Reactive Intermediates for Cyclization of Unsaturated Substrates
by Dylan M. Lynch and Eoin M. Scanlan
Molecules 2020, 25(13), 3094; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25133094 - 07 Jul 2020
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Sulfur centered radicals are widely employed in chemical synthesis, in particular for alkene and alkyne hydrothiolation towards thioether bioconjugates. The steadfast radical chain process that enables efficient hydrothiolation has been explored in the context of cascade reactions to furnish complex molecular architectures. The [...] Read more.
Sulfur centered radicals are widely employed in chemical synthesis, in particular for alkene and alkyne hydrothiolation towards thioether bioconjugates. The steadfast radical chain process that enables efficient hydrothiolation has been explored in the context of cascade reactions to furnish complex molecular architectures. The use of thiyl radicals offers a much cheaper and less toxic alternative to the archetypal organotin-based radical methods. This review outlines the development of thiyl radicals as reactive intermediates for initiating carbocyclization cascades. Key developments in cascade cyclization methodology are presented and applications for natural product synthesis are discussed. The review provides a chronological account of the field, beginning in the early seventies up to very recent examples; a span of almost 50 years. Full article
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Free Radical Mediated Oxidative Degradation of Carotenes and Xanthophylls
by Raphael C. Mordi, Olabisi T. Ademosun, Christiana O. Ajanaku, Ifedolapo O. Olanrewaju and John C. Walton
Molecules 2020, 25(5), 1038; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25051038 - 26 Feb 2020
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This article reviews the excited-state quenching, pro-vitamin A activity and anticarcinogenicity of carotenes and xanthophylls in relation to their chemical structures. Excited-state quenching improved with the length of the conjugated chain structure. Pro-vitamin A activity was dependent on the presence of at least [...] Read more.
This article reviews the excited-state quenching, pro-vitamin A activity and anticarcinogenicity of carotenes and xanthophylls in relation to their chemical structures. Excited-state quenching improved with the length of the conjugated chain structure. Pro-vitamin A activity was dependent on the presence of at least one beta-ionyl ring structure. The effectiveness of carotenoids as antioxidants depended on their ability to trap peroxyl radicals with production of resonance-stabilized carotenyl radicals. The products identified from oxidations of carotenes and xanthophylls with molecular oxygen and other oxidizing agents are presented. The free radical-mediated mechanisms that have been proposed to account for the different classes of products are reviewed. Full article
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