Stereochemistry, Stereodynamics, and Redox and Complexation Behaviors of 2,2'-Diaryl-1,1'-Biazulenes.
Takahiro TsuchiyaYuka KatsuokaKenji YozaHiroyasu SatoYasuhiro MazakiPublished in: ChemPlusChem (2019)
Invited for this month's cover are Takahiro Tsuchiya and Yasuhiro Mazaki, and their colleague Yuka Katsuoka, from Kitasato University, Japan, along with collaborators from Bruker Japan (Kenji Yoza) and Rigaku Corporation (Hiroyasu Sato). The cover picture shows the twisted structure of 2,2'-di(pyridin-4-yl)-1,1'-biazulenes, which form a 3:3 cyclic complex with PdCl2 . The rotation of the bonds at the 1,1'-positions of the azulene subunits was padlocked by the complexation. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/cplu.201900262.