Tricoordinate Arylboron Radicals: From Molecular Design to Electronic Structure Modulation

doi:10.6023/cjoc202604051

Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry

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三配位芳基硼自由基：从分子设计到电子结构调控

高浩雨^a, 武完瑾^a, 吴莎莎^a, 刘鑫宇^a, 何昊远^a, 席佳璐^a, 李子欣^a, 刘艳艳^a, 韩冰^a, 何曼曼^*,a, Maron Laurent^a,c, 赵征^*,b, 刘立杰^*,a

^a河南农业大学理学院郑州 450002;
^b香港中文大学（深圳）深圳 518172;
^c保尔·萨巴梯埃-图卢兹第三大学图卢兹法国 31077

收稿日期:2026-04-29 修回日期:2026-06-03
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金(No. 22305070)、河南省科技攻关项目(No. 252102410008)、河南省自然科学基金(No. 242300420554)、中国博士后基金(No. 2023T160197; 2022M711061)、河南省“科技副总”(No. HNFZ20240019)资助项目.

Tricoordinate Arylboron Radicals: From Molecular Design to Electronic Structure Modulation

Haoyu Gao^a, Wanjin Wu^a, Shasha Wu^a, Xinyu Liu^a, Haoyuan He^a, Jialu Xi^a, Zixin Li^a, Yanyan Liu^a, Bing Han^a, Manman He^*,a, Maron Laurent^a, Zheng Zhao^*,b, Lijie Liu^*,a

^aCollege of Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P. R. China;
^bGuangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Aggregate Science, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China;
^cLPCNO, CNRS & INSA, Universite Paul Sabatier, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse, France

Received:2026-04-29 Revised:2026-06-03
Contact: *E-mail: zhaozheng@cuhk.edu.cn, lijieliu@henau.edu.cn, mmanhe@163.com
Supported by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22305070), the Science and Technology Project of Henan Province (No. 252102410008), Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province (No. 242300420554), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2023T160197; 2022M711061), "Deputy General Manager of Technology" of Henan Province (No. HNFZ20240019).

This review systematically summarizes recent advances in tricoordinate arylboron radicals, organized according to charge states. The development of boron-centered anionic, neutral, and cationic radicals is discussed in sequence, with emphasis on their molecular design strategies, structural characteristics, and electronic properties. Particular attention is devoted to the roles of bulky substituents, extended π-conjugated frameworks, carbene ligands, and rigid cyclic architectures in governing radical stability, spin distribution, singlet-triplet energy gaps, and redox behavior. The structure-property relationships underlying these systems are critically analyzed, and future perspectives in this rapidly evolving field are outlined. This review aims to provide useful guidelines for the rational design and functional applications of open-shell organoboron compounds.

Key words: Tricoordinate arylboron compound, Arylboron radicals, Radical electronic structure

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Haoyu Gao, Wanjin Wu, Shasha Wu, Xinyu Liu, Haoyuan He, Jialu Xi, Zixin Li, Yanyan Liu, Bing Han, Manman He, Maron Laurent, Zheng Zhao, Lijie Liu. Tricoordinate Arylboron Radicals: From Molecular Design to Electronic Structure Modulation[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, doi: 10.6023/cjoc202604051.

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三配位芳基硼自由基：从分子设计到电子结构调控

Tricoordinate Arylboron Radicals: From Molecular Design to Electronic Structure Modulation

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