Tricoordinate Arylboron Radicals: From Molecular Design to Electronic Structure Modulation

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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^,^*(), Laurent Maron^a^,^c^,^d, 赵征^b^,^*(), 刘立杰^a^,^*()

^a 河南农业大学化学与材料学院中国郑州 450002
^b 香港中文大学(深圳)理工学院广东省聚集体科学基础研究中心中国深圳 518172
^c 河南农业大学农学院中国郑州 450002
^d 图卢兹第三大学纳米物体物理与化学实验室国家应用科学研究所法国图卢兹 31077

收稿日期:2026-04-29 修回日期:2026-06-03 发布日期:2026-07-14
通讯作者: 何曼曼, 赵征, 刘立杰
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金(22305070); 河南省科技攻关项目(252102410008); 河南省自然科学基金(242300420554); 中国博士后基金(2023T160197); 中国博士后基金(2022M711061); 河南省“科技副总”(HNFZ20240019)

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^,^*(), Laurent Maron^a^,^c^,^d, Zheng Zhao^b^,^*(), Lijie Liu^a^,^*()

^a College of Chemstry and Materials, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
^b Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Aggregate Science, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518172, China
^c College of Agriculture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
^d Laboratory of Physics and Chemistry of Nano-Objects, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique & Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Toulouse 31077, France

Received:2026-04-29 Revised:2026-06-03 Published:2026-07-14
Contact: Manman He, Zheng Zhao, Lijie Liu
About author:
Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Professor Xikui Jiang.
Supported by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China(22305070); Henan Provincial Science and Technology Key Research and Development Program(252102410008); Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province(242300420554); China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2023T160197); China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M711061); “Deputy General Manager of Technology? of Henan Province(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 organo- boron 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, Laurent Maron, Zheng Zhao, Lijie Liu. Tricoordinate Arylboron Radicals: From Molecular Design to Electronic Structure Modulation[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2026, 46(9): 3414-3430.

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Figure 1. Tricoordinate arylboron radical molecular systems

Figure 7. Structures of 20~23

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