La famille de matériaux polymériques 1D de type [Fe(Rtrz)3]Ax présente un phénomène detransition de spin, i.e. une modification réversible de la configuration électronique de l’ionmétallique pilotée par un stimulus (P, T, hv). Pour ces matériaux les caractéristiques detransition sont proches des pré-requis pour des applications technologiques. Ce travail, basésur des investigations par diffraction X aux frontières des possibilités, présente pour lapremière fois une description fiable des propriétés structurales de ces matériauxpolymériques aux différentes échelles (atomique à microscopique). D’une part l’originalitédes comportements structuraux observés est mise en relation avec les propriétés detransition de spin et d’autre part des aspects nouveaux tels que la fatigabilité, l’influence dela pression ou les morphologies des domaines cohérents sont explorés. Ces résultatsapportent des éléments essentiels à la compréhension et à la poursuite du développementde ces matériaux. / The 1D polymeric materials family of type [Fe(Rtrz)3]Ax exhibit a spin transitionphenomenon, i.e. a reversible modification of the electronic configuration of a metallic iondriven by a stimulus (P, T, hv). For these materials the transition characteristics are close tothe pre-requisite for technological applications. This work, based on X-ray diffractioninvestigations close to the limit of possibilities, presents for the first time a reliabledescription of the structural properties of these polymeric materials with different scales(atomic to microscopic). On one hand the original structural behavior observed is relatedwith the properties of the spin transition and on the other hand new aspects such as fatigue,the influence of pressure or morphologies of domain size are explored. These results provideessential elements for the understanding and the further development of these materials.

<p> Radical species are essential in modern chemistry. In addition to fundamental chemistry, their unique chemical bonding and distinct physicochemical features serve critical functions in materials science in the form of organic electronics. Due to their high reactivity, radicals of the main group element are often transient. In recent years, remarkably stable radicals are often stabilized by π-delocalization, sterically demanding side groups, carbenes, and weakly coordinating anions. The impacts of modifications such as electron-donating, electron-withdrawing, and end-capping on the spin density distribution and thermodynamic and kinetic stability of archetypal radical-driven processes such as dimerization are not well understood. This dissertation aims to track the perturbation of spin density from EDG and EWG modifications, provide mechanistic insight into the radical-initiated reactions of conjugated radical cations, and establish correlations between molecular design and thermochemical properties and their resulting kinetic stability by computationally evaluating these characteristics against experimental data. The disclosed connections give useful new recommendations for the rational design of thermodynamically and kinetically stable novel materials.</p>