American Chemical Society, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 17(79), p. 8313-8323, 2014
DOI: 10.1021/jo5015678
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The synthesis of rigid symmetric polyradical model systems with inter-spin distances between 1.4 and 4 nm and their room temperature continuous wave (CW) EPR spectra are reported. Conditions for attachment of the spin-label via esterification have been optimized on the direct synthesis of polyradicals from commercially available polyphenols and the carboxylic acid functionalized nitroxide TPC. The synthesis of rigid symmetric polyradical model systems for applications in studying multi-spin effects in pulsed EPR distance measurements is reported. A common synthetic protocol utilizing 4-hydroxy-4'-iodobiphenyl as a key building block has been used to synthesize an equilateral biradical and a triradical in only two steps from commercially available starting materials. The first synthesis of a tetraradical based upon an adamantane core bearing six equivalent nitroxide-nitroxide distances is also reported. These systems are very promising candidates for studying multi-spin effects in pulsed EPR distance measurements.