Air-Stable Radical Materials

Air-stable over a month

Exposure to cyanuric chloride vapor generates air-stable radicals in situ on diverse pyridine/imidazole-bearing substances, offering a universal functionalization approach.

Zhang, Yun · Xiao, Yang · Ya-Jun, Zhang · Zhou, Hao · Liu, Hua · Sun, Jianke

Small Methods 2024

Advantages

Air-stable for over 1 month

Universal to diverse substances: organic molecules, metal-organic complexes, hydrogels, polymers, organic cage materials

Surface radical functionalization on diverse substrates

Mimics natural peroxidase to accelerate oxidation reactions

High-efficiency near-infrared photothermal conversion