Suppression of spin-spin coupling in nitroxyl biradicals by supramolecular host-guest interactions

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Nov 7;46(41):7736-8. doi: 10.1039/c0cc02587a. Epub 2010 Sep 20.

Abstract

The use of supramolecular architectures to control the spatially dependent spin exchange (spin communication) between two covalently linked radical centers (biradical) has been explored. Cucurbit[8]uril, through supramolecular steric effect, completely suppresses spin exchange between two adjacent radical centers in a biradical.