The present disclosure provides, inter alia, a compound having the structure:Also provided are compositions containing a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and one or more compounds according to the present disclosure. Further provided are methods for treating or ameliorating the effects of an excitotoxic disorder in a subject, methods of modulating ferroptosis in a subject, methods of reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) in a cell, methods for treating or ameliorating the effects of a neurodegenerative disease, methods for alleviating side effects in a subject undergoing radiotherapy and/or immunotherapy, and methods for treating or ameliorating the effects of an infection associated with ferroptosis in a subject.