Isolation of the elusive bisbenzimidazole Bbim<sup>3−</sup>˙ radical anion and its employment in a metal complex
Florian Benner, Selvan Demir
Abstract
The long sought-after bisbenzimidazole radical was isolated through complexation to two rare earth metallocenes followed by reduction, and analysed through crystallography, VT EPR spectroscopy, electrochemistry, magnetometry, and DFT computations.
Topics & Concepts
Electron paramagnetic resonanceElectrochemistryMetalMagnetometerIonIsolation (microbiology)SpectroscopyChemistryInorganic chemistryCrystallographyNuclear magnetic resonancePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryBioinformaticsPhysicsMagnetic fieldElectrodeQuantum mechanicsBiologyMagnetism in coordination complexesMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsMetal complexes synthesis and properties