Experimental study demonstrates modular synthesis of stable multi-spin radicals from a thioxanthene dioxide motif, indicating strong potential for ambient-condition quantum spin qubits.
Open‐shell π‐conjugated systems are of fundamental interest due to their fascinating electronic and magnetic properties, yet their rational construction remains challenging. Herein, we report a cyano‐terminated thioxanthene dioxide radical ( MR ) as a robust building block for constructing complex di‐/tetraradical architectures. The MR motif features a sulfone‐fused, quasi‐planar core that, synergized by electron‐withdrawing para ‐cyano groups, provides significant thermodynamic stabilization to yield an exceptional ambient half‐life time ( t 1/2 ) of 81 days. Leveraging this scaffold, we achieved the modular synthesis of an m ‐phenylene‐bridged diradical ( DR ) and a fully‐fused tetraradicaloid ( TR ) via a high‐efficiency radical‐mediated oxidative cyclization protocol. While DR represents a rare air‐stable triplet‐ground‐state diradical (Δ E S‐T = 0.13 kcal/mol), the tetraradicaloid TR possesses a singlet ground state stabilized by global aromaticity across its π‐core, accompanied by an unconventional energy hierarchy featuring a quintet manifold as the lowest thermally accessible excited state. Notably, TR demonstrates excellent room‐temperature spin coherence, with spin‐lattice relaxation/spin dephasing time ( T 1 /T 2 ) of 85.47/1.17 µs, suggesting its good potential as robust spin qubits under ambient conditions. These results establish MR as a versatile radical motif for developing complex multi‐spin systems with emergent magnetic/quantum information functionalities.
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