Solution-phase synthesis of Clar’s goblet and elucidation of its spin properties

IF 19.2 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Nature chemistry Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI:10.1038/s41557-025-01776-1

Tianyu Jiao, Cong-Hui Wu, Yu-Shuang Zhang, Xiaohe Miao, Shaofei Wu, Shang-Da Jiang, Jishan Wu

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Abstract

In the traditional view, spin pairing occurs between two electrons in a chemical bond where the bonding interaction compensates for the penalty of electrostatic repulsion. It is a mystery whether spin pairing can occur between two non-bonded electrons within a molecular entity. Unveiling this type of spin entanglement (that is, pairing between two spatially segregated spins) at the molecular scale is a long-standing challenge. Clar’s goblet, proposed by Erich Clar in 1972, provides an ideal platform to verify this unusual property. Here we report the solution-phase synthesis of Clar’s goblet and experimental elucidation of its spin properties. Magnetic studies reveal that the two spins are spatially segregated with an average distance of 8.7 Å and antiferromagnetically coupled in the ground state with an ΔE_S–T of −0.29 kcal mol⁻¹. Our results provide insight into the spin entanglement in Clar’s goblet and may inspire the design of correlated molecular spins for quantum information technologies.

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Nature chemistry 化学-化学综合

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29.60

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1.40%

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226

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1.7 months

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