Vincent Robert

TL;DR: The ab initio calculations of verdazyl radical pairs suggest that the addition of NO2 groups cause the variations of the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic contributions to cancel out, leaving an almost constant exchange coupling constant, and enhanced conduction properties can be anticipated.

TL;DR: In this article, the synthesis and full characterization of the open-shell Cr(II) benzyl organometallic complexes [Cr(NHC)2(benzyl)2] (2) and [CrCl2(THF) 2]/[Mg(Benzyl), respectively, uncovered unusually acute angles at the sp3 benzylic C of the coordinated benzyl ligands.

TL;DR: A frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) system was obtained by confinement of the Lewis base partner, a Verkade's superbase, in a molecular cavity, and it was evidenced that no interaction between the Lewis acidic and basic partners occurred when the superbase was capped by a cycloveratrylene (CTV) unit, thus creating a true FLP active system.

TL;DR: In this paper, N-substituted azaphosphatranes have been successfully applied to the synthesis of styrene carbonates from CO2 and epoxides.

TL;DR: The unprecedented control of the helical chirality of the CTV unit by remote stereogenic centers of a tren moiety is reported, providing an original access to this highly promising class of host molecules.